Wine Is a Mocker 1 DBY Wine is a scorner, strong drink is raging; and whoso erreth thereby is not wise. BSB BSB: Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
2 DBY The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: he that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul. BSB BSB: The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.
3 DBY It is an honour for a man to cease from strife; but every fool rusheth into it. BSB BSB: It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.
4 DBY The sluggard will not plough by reason of the winter; he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing. BSB BSB: The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.
5 DBY Counsel in the heart of man is deep water, and a man of understanding draweth it out. BSB BSB: The intentions of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.
6 DBY Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; but a faithful man who shall find? BSB BSB: Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man?
7 DBY The righteous walketh in his integrity: blessed are his children after him! BSB BSB: The righteous man walks with integrity; blessed are his children after him.
8 DBY A king sitting on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes. BSB BSB: A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.
9 DBY Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin? BSB BSB: Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?
10 DBY Divers weights, divers measures, even both of them are abomination to Jehovah. BSB BSB: Differing weights and unequal measures—both are detestable to the LORD.
11 DBY Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right. BSB BSB: Even a young man is known by his actions—whether his conduct is pure and upright.
12 DBY The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them. BSB BSB: Ears that hear and eyes that see—the LORD has made them both.
13 DBY Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread. BSB BSB: Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.
14 DBY Bad! bad! saith the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth. BSB BSB: “Worthless, worthless!” says the buyer, but on the way out, he gloats.
15 DBY There is gold, and a multitude of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a precious Jewel. BSB BSB: There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure.
16 DBY Take his garment that is become surety for another, and hold him in pledge for strangers. BSB BSB: Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
17 DBY Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. BSB BSB: Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of gravel.
18 DBY Plans are established by counsel; and with good advice make war. BSB BSB: Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.
19 DBY He that goeth about talebearing revealeth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that openeth his lips. BSB BSB: He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
20 DBY Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in the blackest darkness. BSB BSB: Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.
21 DBY An inheritance obtained hastily at the beginning will not be blessed in the end. BSB BSB: An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.
22 DBY Say not, I will recompense evil: wait on Jehovah, and he shall save thee. BSB BSB: Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
23 DBY Divers weights are an abomination unto Jehovah; and a false balance is not good. BSB BSB: Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.
24 DBY The steps of a man are from Jehovah; and how can a man understand his own way? BSB BSB: A man’s steps are from the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way?
25 DBY It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is hallowed, and after vows to make inquiry. BSB BSB: It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.
26 DBY A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them. BSB BSB: A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.
27 DBY Man's spirit is the lamp of Jehovah, searching all the inner parts of the belly. BSB BSB: The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching out his inmost being.
28 DBY Mercy and truth preserve the king; and he upholdeth his throne by mercy. BSB BSB: Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.
29 DBY The glory of young men is their strength; and the beauty of old men is the grey head. BSB BSB: The glory of young men is their strength, and gray hair is the splendor of the old.
30 DBY Wounding stripes purge away evil, and strokes purge the inner parts of the belly. BSB BSB: Lashes and wounds scour evil, and beatings cleanse the inmost parts.
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