Loving Discipline and Knowledge 1 UST 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 UST 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 UST People do not become secure by acting wickedly, but righteous people are{ as secure as} a tree with immovable roots. BSB BSB: A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
4 UST 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 UST Righteous people plan{ to treat people} fairly; wicked people advise{ people} in order to deceive{ them}. BSB BSB: The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.
6 UST What wicked people say{ is like a trap that} kills people{ who pass 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 UST Yahweh destroys wicked people and they disappear, but the families of righteous people will continue. BSB BSB: The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand.
8 UST 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 UST It is better to be a lowly person yet have a servant than to think that you 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 UST 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 UST 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 UST The sinful things that wicked people say will destroy them, but righteous people escape from trouble. BSB BSB: An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.
14 UST The{ good} things that people say{ to others} will{ also} satisfy them with what is good; what people work hard to accomplish will{ also} benefit them. BSB BSB: By fruitful speech a man is filled with good things, and the work of his hands returns to him.
15 UST Foolish people{ always} think that what they are doing is 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 UST People know immediately when foolish people are angry; but smart 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 UST People who naturally say what is true speak righteously, but witnesses who say what is false speak deceitfully. BSB BSB: He who speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.
18 UST 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 UST 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 UST 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 UST Bad things{ usually} 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 UST 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 UST Smart people do not reveal{ all of} 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 UST People who work hard will reign{ over others}, but lazy people will become forced laborers. BSB BSB: The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
25 UST When people worry, they feel sad, but when others speak kindly to them, it causes them to be cheerful again. BSB BSB: Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up.
26 UST Righteous people guide their friends{ in the right way to live}, but by living wickedly, wicked people destroy themselves. BSB BSB: A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.
27 UST Lazy people do not even cook the animals that they catch, but people who work hard value their possessions. BSB BSB: A lazy man does not roast his game, but a diligent man prizes his possession.
28 UST People who do what is righteous will live. Indeed, people who do so will not die. BSB BSB: There is life in the path of righteousness, but another path leads to death.
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