| How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver. | It is better to acquire wisdom rather than gold, and more desirable to acquire understanding rather than silver. |
| Take good care to observe the commandment and instruction that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to keep his commandments, and to hold fast to him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul. | Take heed to follow the commandments and the laws that Moses, the servant of the Lord, gave you: to love the Lord, your God, and to walk in his ways and to observe his commandments, holding fast to him and serving him with all your heart and all your soul. |
| There is one lawgiver and judge who is able to save and to destroy. So who, then, are you to judge your neighbor? | There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save or to destroy. Who then are you to pass judgment on a neighbor? |
| The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners. | The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me because the Lord has anointed me. He has sent me to announce good news to the oppressed, to strengthen the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom to those held in captivity and release to those who have been imprisoned. |
| For he will repay according to each one's deeds. | For God will repay everyone in accordance with what his deeds deserve. |
| The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. | The Lord is near to all who call out to him, to all who call out to him sincerely. |
| But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God. | However, to those who did accept him and who believed in his name he granted the power to become children of God. |
| And steadfast love belongs to you, O Lord. For you repay to all according to their work. | And so does kindness, O Lord. You reward each person in accordance with his deeds. |
| Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body. | Pleasing words are like a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and affording health to the body. |
| See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death; then they will hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified; and on the third day he will be raised. | Behold, we are now going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death. Then they will hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified, and on the third day he will be raised to life. |
| To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. | To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. |
| For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. | Through the grace that God has bestowed upon me, I advise every one of you not to think of yourself too highly, but to regard yourself objectively, based on the measure of faith that God has granted. |
| Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to desist. | Do not wear yourself out in the pursuit of wealth, and cease even to think about it. |
| It is a snare for one to say rashly, “It is holy,” and begin to reflect only after making a vow. | It is rash to pledge a sacred gift, or to make a vow and then have second thoughts. |
| Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil. | Do not swerve either to the right or to the left; keep your foot far from evil. |
| Consequently he is able for all time to save those who approach God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them. | Therefore, he has the full power to save those who approach God through him, since he lives forever to intercede for them. |
| He has told you, O mortal, 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? | The Lord has told you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? Only this: to do what is right, to show mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. |
| Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it. | Do not withhold kindness from anyone to whom it is due when it is in your power to grant it. |
| Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness. | Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory because of your kindness and faithfulness. |
| He gives power to the faint, and strengthens the powerless. | He gives strength to the weary and new vigor to those who are powerless. |
| Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? | This rather is the type of fast that I wish: to loosen the fetters of injustice, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to set free those who are oppressed and to break every yoke. |
| Turn my heart to your decrees, and not to selfish gain. | Dispose my heart to follow your statutes and to flee selfish gain. |
| Even though you intended to do harm to me, God intended it for good, in order to preserve a numerous people, as he is doing today. | You intended to do evil to me, but God decided to make it serve a good, to fulfill that which today has come true: to keep alive a numerous people. |
| In everything do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets. | In everything, deal with others as you would like them to deal with you. This is the Law and the Prophets. |
| I know what it is to have little, and I know what it is to have plenty. In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of being well-fed and of going hungry, of having plenty and of being in need. | I know how to live with little, and I know how to live with plenty. In any and all circumstances, I have learned the secret of being well fed and of going hungry, of having plenty and of being in need. |
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