| Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. | Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body. |
| A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends. | A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends. |
| Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city. | Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city. |
| Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children. | Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers. |
| Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool— how much worse lying lips to a ruler! | Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince. |
| Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends. | Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends. |
| A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity. | A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. |
| A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. | A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. |
| Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues. | Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent. |
| Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions. | A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion. |
| The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating. | A fool's lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating. |
| The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts. | The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body. |
| The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. | The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe. |
| The wealth of the rich is their fortified city; they imagine it a wall too high to scale. | A rich man's wealth is his strong city, and like a high wall in his imagination. |
| Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor. | Before destruction a man's heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor. |
| A gift opens the way and ushers the giver into the presence of the great. | A man's gift makes room for him and brings him before the great. |
| The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. | Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits. |
| He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord. | He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord. |
| One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. | A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. |
| The one who gets wisdom loves life; the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper. | Whoever gets sense loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding will discover good. |
| Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord. | House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the Lord. |
| Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life, but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die. | Whoever keeps the commandment keeps his life; he who despises his ways will die. |
| Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. | Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand. |
| What a person desires is unfailing love; better to be poor than a liar. | What is desired in a man is steadfast love, and a poor man is better than a liar. |
| It is to one’s honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel. | It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling. |
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