| He who guards his mouth preserves his life, But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction. | Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin. |
| He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. | He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. |
| The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered. | With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered. |
| Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. | As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. |
| Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the Lord, And He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon. | Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. |
| Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will remember the name of the Lord our God. | Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. |
| The integrity of the upright will guide them, But the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them. | The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them. |
| I know that nothing is better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives, and also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor—it is the gift of God. | I perceived that there is nothing better for them than to be joyful and to do good as long as they live; also that everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil—this is God's gift to man. |
| The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it? I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings. | The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? “I the Lord search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.” |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Then the Lord said to Moses, “Come up to Me on the mountain and be there; and I will give you tablets of stone, and the law and commandments which I have written, that you may teach them.” | The Lord said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain and wait there, that I may give you the tablets of stone, with the law and the commandment, which I have written for their instruction.” |
| Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings. | Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths. |
| The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. | The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from the earth. |
| The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall in his own esteem. | A rich man's wealth is his strong city, and like a high wall in his imagination. |
| He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it. | Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. |
| If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless. | If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless. |
| For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it. | For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. |
| Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, But the Lord weighs the hearts. | Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart. |
| For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. | For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. |
| He who walks uprightly, And works righteousness, And speaks the truth in his heart; He who does not backbite with his tongue, Nor does evil to his neighbor, Nor does he take up a reproach against 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. |
| As he came from his mother’s womb, naked shall he return, To go as he came; And he shall take nothing from his labor Which he may carry away in his hand. | As he came from his mother's womb he shall go again, naked as he came, and shall take nothing for his toil that he may carry away in his hand. |
| Behold the proud, His soul is not upright in him; But the just shall live by his faith. | Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by his faith. |
| A man’s heart plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps. | The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps. |
| For in much wisdom is much grief, And he who increases knowledge increases sorrow. | For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow. |
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