1 ARST The wisest women help their families thrive, but foolish women ruin their families by what they do. BSB BSB: Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
2 ARST People who behave uprightly reverently fear Yahweh, but people who behave deceptively detest Yahweh. BSB BSB: He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is devious in his ways despises Him.
3 ARST What foolish people say causes someone to punish them for being proud, but what wise people say keeps them alive. BSB BSB: The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
4 ARST Where there are not any oxen{ to feed in the barn}, the feeding container is clean; but oxen work to produce a lot of crops. BSB BSB: Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but an abundant harvest comes through the strength of the ox.
5 ARST Honest witnesses do not lie, but dishonest witnesses lie easily. BSB BSB: An honest witness does not deceive, but a dishonest witness pours forth lies.
6 ARST People who ridicule{ other people} try to become wise and fail to do so, but understanding people can easily learn what they should know. BSB BSB: A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
7 ARST Stay away from foolish people because you will not learn anything from what they say. BSB BSB: Stay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.
8 ARST Clever people know what to do because they are wise, but foolish people deceive themselves because they are foolish. BSB BSB: The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.
9 ARST Foolish people scorn making amends with Yahweh after sinning, but Yahweh approves of upright people. BSB BSB: Fools mock the making of amends, but goodwill is found among the upright.
10 ARST Only miserable people know how miserable they are, and joyful people cannot share what they feel with someone they do not know. BSB BSB: The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares in its joy.
11 ARST The families of wicked people will die out, but the families of upright people will thrive. BSB BSB: The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
12 ARST People think they know the right way to behave, but people who behave that way will ultimately die. BSB BSB: There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
13 ARST People who are laughing may still be suffering, and people who feel joyful may ultimately feel sad. BSB BSB: Even in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in sorrow.
14 ARST People who refuse{ to live righteously} will receive from Yahweh what they deserve; and good people{ will also receive from Yahweh} what they deserve. BSB BSB: The backslider in heart receives the fill of his own ways, but a good man is rewarded for his ways.
16 ARST Wise people are afraid of{ doing what is evil} and refuse to do what is evil, but foolish people make themselves angry and are overconfident. BSB BSB: A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.
17 ARST People who quickly become angry act foolishly, and people hate people who plan to do what is evil. BSB BSB: A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.
18 ARST Naive people will act foolishly, but clever people will learn what they should know. BSB BSB: The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
19 ARST Evil people will{ respectfully} bow in front of good people, and wicked people will bow at the doors{ of the houses} where righteous people{ dwell}. BSB BSB: The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
20 ARST Even the people whom poor people know hate them, but many people love rich people. BSB BSB: The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich.
21 ARST Sinful people scorn the people they know, but people who are kind to suffering people are happy. BSB BSB: He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.
22 ARST People who plan to act evilly surely act deceptively, but people are faithful and trustworthy to people who plan to do what is good. BSB BSB: Do not those who contrive evil go astray? But those who plan goodness find loving devotion and faithfulness.
23 ARST Whenever people work hard, they will earn money, but when people{ only} talk, they will only remain poor. BSB BSB: There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
24 ARST Wise people will acquire wealth, but foolish people{ only} act more foolishly because they are foolish. BSB BSB: The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly.
25 ARST Truthful witnesses save people from dying, but people who lie easily are deceptive. BSB BSB: A truthful witness saves lives, but one who utters lies is deceitful.
26 ARST Strong people are confident because they reverently fear Yahweh. Those people will protect their children. BSB BSB: He who fears the LORD is secure in confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.
27 ARST Reverently fearing Yahweh is like a spring that enables people to live for a long time. It enables people to avoid what could kill them. BSB BSB: The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.
28 ARST Kings who rule over many people are glorious, but rulers who have no people{ to rule over} have nothing. BSB BSB: A large population is a king’s splendor, but a lack of subjects is a prince’s ruin.
29 ARST People who do not become angry quickly understand a lot, but people who become angry quickly show everyone how foolish they are. BSB BSB: A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
30 ARST Feeling peaceful makes a person’ s body healthy, but envying others{ makes a person’ s body unhealthy, like something that} rots a person’ s bones. BSB BSB: A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy rots the bones.
31 ARST People who make poor people suffer despise Yahweh, who made them, but people who are kind to needy people respect Yahweh. BSB BSB: Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
32 ARST Wicked people destroy themselves by doing evil things, but righteous people feel safe{ even} when they die. BSB BSB: The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
33 ARST Understanding people think wisely, and even foolish people know about what is wise. BSB BSB: Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; even among fools she is known.
34 ARST Acting righteously makes a country great, but acting sinfully disgraces a people group. BSB BSB: Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.
35 ARST Insightful servants please their kings, but kings are furious with disgraceful people. BSB BSB: A king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on the shameful.
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