1 GLT Scales of deceit{ are} an abomination to Yahweh but a whole stone{ is} his delight. BSB BSB: Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.
2 GLT When presumptuousness comes, then disgrace comes, but{ with} modest ones{ is} wisdom. BSB BSB: When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.
3 GLT The integrity of the upright ones will guide them, but the crookedness of the treacherous ones will destroy them. BSB BSB: The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.
4 GLT Wealth will not profit in the day of rage, but righteousness will deliver from death. BSB BSB: Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
5 GLT The righteousness of a blameless one will make his way straight, but by his wickedness a wicked one will fall. BSB BSB: The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.
6 GLT The righteousness of the upright ones will deliver them, but by the desire of the treacherous ones they will be captured. BSB BSB: The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.
7 GLT At the death of a wicked man expectation will perish, and the hope of strong ones perishes. BSB BSB: When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.
8 GLT A righteous one is drawn away from distress, but a wicked one enters instead of him. BSB BSB: The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.
9 GLT With a mouth a godless one destroys his neighbor, but with knowledge righteous ones will be delivered. BSB BSB: With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.
10 GLT In the good of the righteous ones a city exults; and when wicked ones perish, a shout of joy. BSB BSB: When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
11 GLT With the blessing of the upright ones a city is raised up, but with the mouth of the wicked ones it is torn down. BSB BSB: By the blessing of the upright a city is built up, but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
12 GLT One who despises his neighbor{ is} lacking of heart, but a man of understanding will keep quiet. BSB BSB: Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks judgment, but a man of understanding remains silent.
13 GLT A gossip goes about uncovering a secret, but one who is faithful of spirit{ is} one who covers a matter. BSB BSB: A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.
14 GLT When there are no directions a people falls, but salvation{ is} in an abundance of counsel. BSB BSB: For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance.
15 GLT One will surely suffer if he pledges for a stranger, but one who hates hand clasps{ is} secure. BSB BSB: He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.
16 GLT A woman of grace will grasp honor, but ruthless ones will grasp riches. BSB BSB: A gracious woman attains honor, but ruthless men gain only wealth.
17 GLT A man of covenant faithfulness deals fully with his soul, but a cruel one troubles his flesh. BSB BSB: A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.
18 GLT A wicked one makes a wage of falsehood, but one who sows righteousness, a wage of truth. BSB BSB: The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.
19 GLT Veritable righteousness{ is} to life, but one who pursues evil{ is} to his death. BSB BSB: Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death.
20 GLT An abomination to Yahweh{ is} those crooked of heart, but his delight{ is} those blameless of way. BSB BSB: The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the blameless in their walk are His delight.
21 GLT Hand to hand, a wicked one will not remain blameless, but the seed of the righteous ones will safely escape. BSB BSB: Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.
22 GLT A ring of gold in the nose of a pig{ is} a beautiful woman that turns away{ from} discretion. BSB BSB: Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
23 GLT The desire of the righteous ones{ is} only good; the expectation of the wicked ones{ is} rage. BSB BSB: The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.
24 GLT There is one who scatters and adds more, but one who withholds more than{ what is} right, only for lack. BSB BSB: One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
25 GLT A life of blessing will be fattened, and the one who drenches, he also will be drenched. BSB BSB: A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
26 GLT One who withholds grain, people will curse him, but a blessing{ is} for the head of the seller. BSB BSB: The people will curse the hoarder of grain, but blessing will crown the one who sells it.
27 GLT One who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but one who searches{ for} evil, it will come{ to} him. BSB BSB: He who searches out good finds favor, but evil will come to him who seeks it.
28 GLT One who trusts in his riches, he himself will fall, but like a leaf righteous ones will sprout. BSB BSB: He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.
29 GLT One who troubles his house will inherit wind, and a fool{ will be} a slave to the wise of heart. BSB BSB: He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
30 GLT The fruit of the righteous one{ is} a tree of life, and the taker of souls is wise. BSB BSB: The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
31 GLT Behold, a righteous one in the land will be repaid, how much more a wicked one and a sinner! BSB BSB: If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
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