A Good Name 1 DRA A good name is better than great riches: and good favour is above silver and gold. BSB BSB: A good name is more desirable than great riches; favor is better than silver and gold.
2 DRA The rich and poor have met one another: the Lord is the maker of them both. BSB BSB: The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is Maker of them all.
3 DRA The prudent man saw the evil, and hid himself: the simple passed on, and suffered loss. BSB BSB: The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.
4 DRA The fruit of humility is the fear of the Lord, riches and glory and life. BSB BSB: The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life.
5 DRA Arms and swords are in the way of the perverse: but he that keepeth his own soul departeth far from them. BSB BSB: Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.
6 DRA It is a proverb: A young man according to his way, even when he is old he will not depart from it. BSB BSB: Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
7 DRA The rich ruleth over the poor: and the borrower is servant to him that lendeth. BSB BSB: The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
8 DRA He that soweth iniquity shall reap evils, and with the rod of his anger he shall be consumed. BSB BSB: He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
9 DRA He that is inclined to mercy shall be blessed: for of his bread he hath given to the poor. He that maketh presents shall purchase victory and honour: but he carrieth away the souls of the receivers. BSB BSB: A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
10 DRA Cast out the scoffer, and contention shall go out with him, and quarrels and reproaches shall cease. BSB BSB: Drive out the mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease.
11 DRA He that loveth cleanness of heart, for the grace of his lips shall have the king for his friend. BSB BSB: He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.
12 DRA The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge: and the words of the unjust are overthrown. BSB BSB: The LORD’s eyes keep watch over knowledge, but He frustrates the words of the faithless.
13 DRA The slothful man saith: There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the midst of the streets. BSB BSB: The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!”
14 DRA The mouth of a strange woman is a deep pit: he whom the Lord is angry with, shall fall into it. BSB BSB: The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; he who is under the wrath of the LORD will fall into it.
15 DRA Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, and the rod of correction shall drive it away. BSB BSB: Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
16 DRA He that oppresseth the poor, to increase his own riches, shall himself give to one that is richer, and shall be in need. BSB BSB: Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.
Thirty Sayings of the Wise Saying 1 17 DRA Incline thy ear, and hear the words of the wise: and apply thy heart to my doctrine: BSB BSB: Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise—apply your mind to my knowledge—
18 DRA Which shall be beautiful for thee, if thou keep it in thy bowels, and it shall flow in thy lips: BSB BSB: for it is pleasing when you keep them within you and they are constantly on your lips.
19 DRA That thy trust may be in the Lord, wherefore I have also shewn it to thee this day. BSB BSB: So that your trust may be in the LORD, I instruct you today—yes, you.
20 DRA Behold I have described it to thee three manner of ways, in thoughts and knowledge: BSB BSB: Have I not written for you thirty sayings about counsel and knowledge,
21 DRA That I might shew thee the certainty, and the words of truth, to answer out of these to them that sent thee. BSB BSB: to show you true and reliable words, that you may soundly answer those who sent you?
Saying 2 22 DRA Do no violence to the poor, because he is poor: and do not oppress the needy in the gate: BSB BSB: Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,
23 DRA Because the Lord will judge his cause, and will afflict them that have afflicted his soul. BSB BSB: for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.
Saying 3 24 DRA Be not a friend to an angry man, and do not walk with a furious man: BSB BSB: Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,
25 DRA Lest perhaps thou learn his ways, and take scandal to thy soul. BSB BSB: or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.
Saying 4 26 DRA Be not with them that fasten down their hands, and that offer themselves sureties for debts: BSB BSB: Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts.
27 DRA For if thou have not wherewith to restore, what cause is there, that he should take the covering from thy bed? BSB BSB: If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?
Saying 5 28 DRA Pass not beyond the ancient bounds which thy fathers have set. BSB BSB: Do not move an ancient boundary stone which your fathers have placed.
Saying 6 29 DRA Hast thou seen a man swift in his work? he shall stand before kings, and shall not be before those that are obscure. BSB BSB: Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
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