Wine Is a Mocker 1 WBS Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whoever is deceived by it 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 WBS The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoever 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 WBS It is an honor for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.BSB BSB: It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.
4 WBS The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he 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 WBS Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out. BSB BSB: The intentions of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.
6 WBS Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find? BSB BSB: Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man?
7 WBS The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him. BSB BSB: The righteous man walks with integrity; blessed are his children after him.
8 WBS A king that sitteth 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 WBS 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 WBS Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD. BSB BSB: Differing weights and unequal measures—both are detestable to the LORD.
11 WBS Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work is pure, and whether it is right. BSB BSB: Even a young man is known by his actions—whether his conduct is pure and upright.
12 WBS The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them. BSB BSB: Ears that hear and eyes that see—the LORD has made them both.
13 WBS Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thy 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 WBS It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone, then he boasteth.BSB BSB: “Worthless, worthless!” says the buyer, but on the way out, he gloats.
15 WBS 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 WBS Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. BSB BSB: Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
17 WBS Bread of deceit 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 WBS Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.BSB BSB: Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.
19 WBS He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips. BSB BSB: He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
20 WBS Whoever curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. BSB BSB: Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.
21 WBS An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end of it shall not be blessed. BSB BSB: An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.
22 WBS Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, 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 WBS Divers weights are an abomination to the LORD; and a false balance is not good. BSB BSB: Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.
24 WBS Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way? BSB BSB: A man’s steps are from the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way?
25 WBS It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, 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 WBS A wise king scatterreth 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 WBS The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly. BSB BSB: The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching out his inmost being.
28 WBS Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upheld by mercy. BSB BSB: Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.
29 WBS The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head. BSB BSB: The glory of young men is their strength, and gray hair is the splendor of the old.
30 WBS The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly. BSB BSB: Lashes and wounds scour evil, and beatings cleanse the inmost parts.
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