1 ARST People who love other people correcting them{ also} love{ learning} what they should know. But people who hate other people correcting them are foolish. BSB BSB: Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.
2 ARST Yahweh approves of people who are good, but he condemns people who plan to do what is evil. BSB BSB: The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil.
3 ARST People cannot live stably by acting wickedly, but righteous people are{ as stable as} a tree with immovable roots. BSB BSB: A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
4 ARST A virtuous wife causes people to praise her husband, but a disgraceful wife{ destroys her husband} like a disease that destroys his bones. BSB BSB: A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.
5 ARST What righteous people plan is just,{ but} what wicked people advise is deceitful. BSB BSB: The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.
6 ARST What wicked people say{ causes people to die like} someone who hides in wait in order to kill someone{ who walks by}; but what upright people say will enable them to escape. BSB BSB: The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
7 ARST Yahweh destroys wicked people and they will cease to exist, but the families of righteous people will continue to exist. BSB BSB: The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand.
8 ARST People will praise someone according to how insightful that person is, but people will despise someone who thinks perversely. BSB BSB: A man is praised according to his wisdom, but a twisted mind is despised.
9 ARST People whom others disrespect yet have servants are better than people who think they are important yet have no food. BSB BSB: Better to be lightly esteemed yet have a servant, than to be self-important but lack food.
11 ARST People who work hard will have enough food{ to eat}, but people who waste time doing worthless things do not think wisely. BSB BSB: The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.
12 ARST Wicked people want what evil people steal, but righteous people benefit{ others} like a tree with deep roots. BSB BSB: The wicked desire the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.
13 ARST What wicked people sinfully say will destroy them, but righteous people will not become distressed. BSB BSB: An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.
14 ARST What people say will satisfy them with what is good; what people work hard to accomplish will benefit them. BSB BSB: By fruitful speech a man is filled with good things, and the work of his hands returns to him.
15 ARST Foolish people think that what they are doing is{ always} right; but wise people listen to what other people advise{ them to do}. BSB BSB: The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.
16 ARST People know immediately when foolish people are angry; but clever people ignore it when someone disrespects them. BSB BSB: A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.
17 ARST People who easily speak truthfully speak righteously, but witnesses who speak falsely speak deceitfully. BSB BSB: He who speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.
18 ARST When people speak without thinking{ about what to say}, they hurt others like someone who stabs people with a sword, but what wise people say helps people heal. BSB BSB: Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
19 ARST What people say truthfully will last forever, but what people say falsely will{ only} last for a moment. BSB BSB: Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
20 ARST People who plan to act evilly think deceitfully, but people who advise others to act peacefully will be joyful. BSB BSB: Deceit is in the hearts of those who devise evil, but the counselors of peace have joy.
21 ARST Bad things do not happen to righteous people, but wicked people will experience many bad things. BSB BSB: No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.
22 ARST Yahweh detests people who speak falsely, but people who act faithfully please him. BSB BSB: Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.
23 ARST Clever people conceal what they know, but foolish people shout out foolish things. BSB BSB: A shrewd man keeps his knowledge to himself, but a foolish heart proclaims its folly.
24 ARST People who work hard will reign{ over others}, but lazy people will become slaves. BSB BSB: The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
25 ARST When people worry, they feel sad, but when someone says what is good, those people feel happy. BSB BSB: Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up.
26 ARST Righteous people will guide the people they know, but what wicked people do causes them to do what will destroy them. BSB BSB: A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.
27 ARST Lazy people do not even cook the animals that they catch, but people who work hard acquire valuable riches. BSB BSB: A lazy man does not roast his game, but a diligent man prizes his possession.
28 ARST People who do what is righteous will live{ for a long time}. Indeed, people who do so will not die{ too soon}. BSB BSB: There is life in the path of righteousness, but another path leads to death.
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