| Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase. | Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops. |
| The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility. | Wisdom’s instruction is to fear the Lord, and humility comes before honor. |
| The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit. | The wealth of the rich is their fortified city; they imagine it a wall too high to scale. |
| A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. | A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. |
| Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight. | The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy. |
| The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. | The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. |
| The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. | Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor. |
| A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent. | A fool spurns a parent’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows prudence. |
| The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth. | The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value. |
| Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path. | Then you will understand what is right and just and fair—every good path. |
| Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. | Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. |
| Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. | Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. |
| House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the Lord. | Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord. |
| Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. | Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn away from them. |
| Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. | Blessings crown the head of the righteous, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked. |
| Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith. | Better a little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth with turmoil. |
| He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth. | Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray. |
| The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. | A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. |
| He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour. | Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor. |
| Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. | Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. |
| He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. | He holds success in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless. |
| He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination. | If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction, even their prayers are detestable. |
| He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known. | Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out. |
| A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit. | The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit. |
| In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise. | Sin is not ended by multiplying words, but the prudent hold their tongues. |
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