Better a Dry Morsel in Quietness 1 Brenton Better is a morsel with pleasure in peace, than a house full of many good things and unjust sacrifices, with strife. BSB BSB: Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.
2 Brenton A wise servant shall have rule over foolish masters, and shall divide portions among brethren. BSB BSB: A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.
3 Brenton As silver and gold are tried in a furnace, so are choice hearts with the Lord. BSB BSB: A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
4 Brenton A bad man hearkens to the tongue of transgressors: but a righteous man attends not to false lips. BSB BSB: A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.
5 Brenton He that laughs at the poor provokes him that made him; and he that rejoices at the destruction of another shall not be held guiltless: but he that has compassion shall find mercy. BSB BSB: He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.
6 Brenton Children's children are the crown of old men; and their fathers are the glory of children. BSB BSB: Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of a son is his father.
7 Brenton The faithful has the whole world full of wealth; but the faithless not even a farthing. Faithful lips will not suit a fool; nor lying lips a just man. BSB BSB: Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!
8 Brenton Instruction is to them that use it a gracious reward: and whithersoever it may turn, it shall prosper. BSB BSB: A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
9 Brenton He that conceals injuries seeks love; but he that hates to hide them separates friends and kindred. BSB BSB: Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.
10 Brenton A threat breaks down the heart of a wise man; but a fool, though scourged, understands not. BSB BSB: A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.
11 Brenton Every bad man stirs up strifes: but the Lord will send out against him an unmerciful messenger. BSB BSB: An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
12 Brenton Care may befall a man of understanding; but fools will meditate evils. BSB BSB: It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
13 Brenton Whoso rewards evil for good, evil shall not be removed from his house. BSB BSB: If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.
14 Brenton Rightful rule gives power to words; but sedition and strife precede poverty. BSB BSB: To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
15 Brenton He that pronounces the unjust just, and the just unjust, is unclean and abominable with God. BSB BSB: Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the LORD.
16 Brenton Why has the fool wealth? for a senseless man will not be able to purchase wisdom. He that exalts his own house seeks ruin; and he that turns aside from instruction shall fall into mischiefs. BSB BSB: Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
17 Brenton Have thou a friend for every time, and let brethren be useful in distress; for on this account are they born. BSB BSB: A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
18 Brenton A foolish man applauds and rejoices over himself, as he also that becomes surety would make himself responsible for his own friends. BSB BSB: A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.
19 Brenton A lover of sin rejoices in strifes; BSB BSB: He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.
20 Brenton and the hard-hearted man comes not in for good. A man of a changeful tongue will fall into mischiefs; BSB BSB: The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
21 Brenton and the heart of a fool is grief to its possessor. A father rejoices not over an uninstructed son; but a wise son gladdens his mother. BSB BSB: A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.
22 Brenton A glad heart promotes health; but the bones of a sorrowful man dry up. BSB BSB: A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
23 Brenton The ways of a man who unjustly receives gifts in his bosom do not prosper; and an ungodly man perverts the ways of righteousness. BSB BSB: A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
24 Brenton The countenance of a wise man is sensible; but the eyes of a fool go to the ends of the earth. BSB BSB: Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
25 Brenton A foolish son is a cause of anger to his father, and grief to her that bore him. BSB BSB: A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
26 Brenton It is not right to punish a righteous man, nor is it holy to plot against righteous princes.BSB BSB: It is surely not good to punish the innocent or to flog a noble for his honesty.
27 Brenton He that forbears to utter a hard word is discreet, and a patient man is wise. BSB BSB: A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.
28 Brenton Wisdom shall be imputed to a fool who asks after wisdom: and he who holds his peace shall seem to be sensible. BSB BSB: Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.
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