| Behold, as for the impudent one, His soul is not right within him; But the righteous one will live by his faith. | Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by his faith. |
| I have instructed you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in upright paths. | I have taught you the way of wisdom; I have led you in the paths of uprightness. |
| Let your eyes look directly ahead And let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you. | Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. |
| You call Me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord’; and you are correct, for so I am. | You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. |
| The Lord is good and upright; Therefore He instructs sinners in the way. He leads the humble in justice, And He teaches the humble His way. | Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in the way. He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way. |
| For the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth. | For the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true. |
| To do righteousness and justice Is preferred by the Lord more than sacrifice. | To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. |
| But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed. And do not fear their intimidation, and do not be in dread. | But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled. |
| One who walks with integrity, practices righteousness, And speaks truth in his heart. He does not slander with his tongue, Nor do evil to his neighbor, Nor bring shame on his friend. | He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart; who does not slander with his tongue and does no evil to his neighbor, nor takes up a reproach against his friend. |
| Then you will discern righteousness, justice, And integrity, and every good path. | Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity, every good path. |
| Let’s not become discouraged in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not become weary. | And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. |
| Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, think about these things. | Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. |
| A person has joy in an apt answer, And how delightful is a timely word! | To make an apt answer is a joy to a man, and a word in season, how good it is! |
| Vindicate the weak and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and destitute. | Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. |
| Sober up morally and stop sinning, for some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame. | Wake up from your drunken stupor, as is right, and do not go on sinning. For some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame. |
| Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he grows older he will not abandon it. | Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. |
| Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt, and honor the King of heaven, for all His works are true and His ways just; and He is able to humble those who walk in pride. | Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are right and his ways are just; and those who walk in pride he is able to humble. |
| We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters, as is only fitting, because your faith is increasing abundantly, and the love of each and every one of you toward one another grows ever greater. | We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing. |
| The Rock! His work is perfect, For all His ways are just; A God of faithfulness and without injustice, Righteous and just is He. | The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is he. |
| The one who overcomes, I will grant to him to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat with My Father on His throne. | The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne. |
| And who is there to harm you if you prove zealous for what is good? | Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good? |
| All things are permitted, but not all things are of benefit. All things are permitted, but not all things build people up. | “All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up. |
| All things are permitted for me, but not all things are of benefit. All things are permitted for me, but I will not be mastered by anything. | “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything. |
| Better is a little with righteousness Than great income with injustice. | Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice. |
| He has told you, mortal one, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God? | He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? |
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A prudent person sees evil and hides himself;But the naive proceed, and pay the penalty.