Let your eyes look straight ahead, And your eyelids look right before you. | Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. |
A perverse man sows strife, And a whisperer separates the best of friends. | A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. |
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There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death. | There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. |
He who follows righteousness and mercy Finds life, righteousness, and honor. | He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour. |
Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. | Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. |
A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones. | A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. |
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 pondereth the hearts. |
Whoever hides hatred has lying lips, And whoever spreads slander is a fool. | He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool. |
What is desired in a man is kindness, And a poor man is better than a liar. | The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar. |
Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, And the years of your life will be many. | Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. |
The memory of the righteous is blessed, But the name of the wicked will rot. | The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot. |
The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, But the poor does not hear rebuke. | The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke. |
My son, keep your father’s command, And do not forsake the law of your mother. | My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother. |
He covets greedily all day long, But the righteous gives and does not spare. | He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not. |
Open your mouth, judge righteously, And plead the cause of the poor and needy. | Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy. |
A wise son makes a glad father, But a foolish son is the grief of his mother. | A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. |
Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool, Much less lying lips to a prince. | Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. |
Then you will understand righteousness and justice, Equity and every good path. | Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path. |
A man’s pride will bring him low, But the humble in spirit will retain honor. | A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit. |
Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him. | Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. |
The name of the Lord is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe. | The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. |
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, But righteousness delivers from death. | Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death. |
Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, But a good word makes it glad. | Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad. |
To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. | To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. |
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, But perverseness in it breaks the spirit. | A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit. |