| A good man deals graciously and lends; He will guide his affairs with discretion. | It is well with the man who deals generously and lends; who conducts his affairs with justice. |
| For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it. | For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it. |
| And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also. | And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother. |
| He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, But he who is careless of his ways will die. | Whoever keeps the commandment keeps his life; he who despises his ways will die. |
| For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? | For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul? |
| Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace; When he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive. | Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent. |
| He will again have compassion on us, And will subdue our iniquities. You will cast all our sins Into the depths of the sea. | He will again have compassion on us; he will tread our iniquities underfoot. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea. |
| Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass. | Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices! |
| A fool vents all his feelings, But a wise man holds them back. | A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back. |
| But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. | But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. |
| A fool’s wrath is known at once, But a prudent man covers shame. | The vexation of a fool is known at once, but the prudent ignores an insult. |
| Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. | So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls. |
| Many shall be purified, made white, and refined, but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand, but the wise shall understand. | Many shall purify themselves and make themselves white and be refined, but the wicked shall act wickedly. And none of the wicked shall understand, but those who are wise shall understand. |
| And so it was, because the midwives feared God, that He provided households for them. | And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families. |
| For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? | For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? |
| For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again. | For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised. |
| As for every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, and given him power to eat of it, to receive his heritage and rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God. | Everyone also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil—this is the gift of God. |
| You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You. | You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. |
| Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled. | Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. |
| A fool has no delight in understanding, But in expressing his own heart. | A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion. |
| For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them. | For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them. |
| The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, But the lips of a fool shall swallow him up. | The words of a wise man's mouth win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him. |
| Now the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common. | Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common. |
| Then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust under punishment for the day of judgment. | Then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment. |
| The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, But the poor does not hear rebuke. | The ransom of a man's life is his wealth, but a poor man hears no threat. |
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He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.