| It is a trap to dedicate something rashly and only later to consider one’s vows. | It is a snare for a man to devote rashly something as holy, And afterward to reconsider his vows. |
| A person may think their own ways are right, but the Lord weighs the heart. | Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, But the Lord weighs the hearts. |
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| To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. | To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. |
| Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor. | He who follows righteousness and mercy Finds life, righteousness, and honor. |
| All day long he craves for more, but the righteous give without sparing. | He covets greedily all day long, But the righteous gives and does not spare. |
| A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold. | A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, Loving favor rather than silver and gold. |
| Humility is the fear of the Lord; its wages are riches and honor and life. | By humility and the fear of the Lord Are riches and honor and life. |
| Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. | Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it. |
| The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender. | The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender. |
| Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness. | Do not overwork to be rich; Because of your own understanding, cease! |
| Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle. | Will you set your eyes on that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings; They fly away like an eagle toward heaven. |
| My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad indeed. | My son, if your heart is wise, My heart will rejoice—indeed, I myself. |
| The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him. | The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, And he who begets a wise child will delight in him. |
| Know also that wisdom is like honey for you: If you find it, there is a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off. | So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul; If you have found it, there is a prospect, And your hope will not be cut off. |
| Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control. | Whoever has no rule over his own spirit Is like a city broken down, without walls. |
| Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family, and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster strikes you— better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away. | Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend, Nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away. |
| The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. | A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself; The simple pass on and are punished. |
| As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. | As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend. |
| As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart. | As in water face reflects face, So a man’s heart reveals the man. |
| If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction, even their prayers are detestable. | One who turns away his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer is an abomination. |
| Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy. | He who covers his sins will not prosper, But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy. |
| Fools give full vent to their rage, but the wise bring calm in the end. | A fool vents all his feelings, But a wise man holds them back. |
| Pride brings a person low, but the lowly in spirit gain honor. | A man’s pride will bring him low, But the humble in spirit will retain honor. |
| Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe. | The fear of man brings a snare, But whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe. |
| Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. | Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him. |
