1 ARST Yahweh detests{ people} using weighing instruments in order to deceive others, but people who use correct weights{ on their weighing instruments} please him. BSB BSB: Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.
2 ARST When people act proudly, they will soon disgrace themselves, but humble people are wise. BSB BSB: When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.
3 ARST Being honest will cause people who act uprightly to know what they should do, but being deceitful will ruin people who act treacherously. BSB BSB: The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.
4 ARST What people own will not help them when Yahweh judges{ the world}, but acting righteously will prevent people from dying. BSB BSB: Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
5 ARST Being righteous will cause people whom Yahweh does not blame{ for acting wickedly} to know what they should do, but being wicked will ruin those who act wickedly. BSB BSB: The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.
6 ARST Being righteous will cause people who act uprightly to escape, but what people who act treacherously want will cause someone to trap them. BSB BSB: The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.
7 ARST When wicked people die, what they hoped for never happens, what people who rely on how strong they are hoped for also never happens. BSB BSB: When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.
8 ARST Yahweh prevents righteous people from becoming distressed; but wicked people will become distressed instead. BSB BSB: The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.
9 ARST What people who reject God say ruins people they know, but what righteous people know will cause them to escape. BSB BSB: With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.
10 ARST People in a city rejoice when the righteous people{ there} prosper, and they shout joyously when wicked people die. BSB BSB: When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
11 ARST A city becomes great when people who act uprightly bless{ the people there}, but what people who act wickedly say destroys that city. BSB BSB: By the blessing of the upright a city is built up, but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
12 ARST People who{ openly} detest someone they know are not thinking wisely; but understanding people say nothing. BSB BSB: Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks judgment, but a man of understanding remains silent.
13 ARST People who gossip walk around telling{ others} what is secret, but trustworthy people will not do so. BSB BSB: A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.
14 ARST Not having anyone to guide a people group will ruin that group, but having many people advise{ a people group} will rescue{ that group}. BSB BSB: For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance.
15 ARST People who guarantee to pay a loan for someone they do not know will surely suffer, but people who hate agreeing to pay a loan for someone will be safe. BSB BSB: He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.
16 ARST People honor a gracious woman, but cruel people{ only} gain wealth. BSB BSB: A gracious woman attains honor, but ruthless men gain only wealth.
17 ARST People who are faithfully kind benefit themselves, but cruel people hurt themselves. BSB BSB: A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.
18 ARST People who act wickedly do not really gain anything, but God truly rewards people who do what is righteous. BSB BSB: The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.
19 ARST People who truly act righteously will live{ for a long time}, but people who eagerly do what is evil will die. BSB BSB: Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death.
20 ARST Yahweh detests people who think deceitfully, but people who act blamelessly please him. BSB BSB: The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the blameless in their walk are His delight.
21 ARST Yahweh will certainly punish wicked people. but he will not punish the offspring of righteous people. BSB BSB: Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.
22 ARST Attractive women who refuse to act discreetly are{ as ridiculous as} a gold ring in a pig’ s snout. BSB BSB: Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
23 ARST What righteous people want only results in what is good, but what wicked people hope for results in{ Yahweh} being angry. BSB BSB: The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.
24 ARST People who generously share{ what they have with others} will receive even more, but people who keep more{ of what they have} than they should keep will only lose it. BSB BSB: One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
25 ARST People who generously bless others will prosper; and people who generously give others something to drink will also receive something to drink. BSB BSB: A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
26 ARST People will curse people who{ selfishly} hoard food{ instead of selling it}, but they will bless people who sell it{ when others need it}. BSB BSB: The people will curse the hoarder of grain, but blessing will crown the one who sells it.
27 ARST Yahweh and others approve of people who earnestly try to do what is good, but evil things happen to people who try to do what is evil. BSB BSB: He who searches out good finds favor, but evil will come to him who seeks it.
28 ARST People who depend on their money are those who will ruin themselves, but righteous people will thrive like a green plant. BSB BSB: He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.
29 ARST People who trouble their families will not inherit anything, and people who act foolishly will serve people who think wisely. BSB BSB: He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
30 ARST What righteous people do is{ like} a tree{ with fruit} that keeps people alive, and people who persuade others are wise. BSB BSB: The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
31 ARST Pay attention! Righteous people on the earth will get what they deserve; but even more so, wicked people and sinful people will{ also} get what they deserve! BSB BSB: If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
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