| Berean Study Bible | NET Bible |
| 1Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. | 1Do not boast about tomorrow; for you do not know what a day may bring forth. |
| 2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips. | 2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips. |
| 3A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both. | 3A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but vexation by a fool is more burdensome than the two of them. |
| 4Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy? | 4Wrath is cruel and anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy? |
| 5Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed. | 5Better is open rebuke than hidden love. |
| 6The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. | 6Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are excessive. |
| 7The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet. | 7The one whose appetite is satisfied loathes honey, but to the hungry mouth every bitter thing is sweet. |
| 8Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home. | 8Like a bird that wanders from its nest, so is a person who wanders from his home. |
| 9Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul. | 9Ointment and incense make the heart rejoice, likewise the sweetness of one's friend from sincere counsel. |
| 10Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away. | 10Do not forsake your friend and your father's friend, and do not enter your brother's house in the day of your disaster; a neighbor nearby is better than a brother far away. |
| 11Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me. | 11Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, so that I may answer anyone who taunts me. |
| 12The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. | 12A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it. |
| 13Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner. | 13Take a man's garment when he has given security for a stranger, and when he gives surety for a stranger, hold him in pledge. |
| 14If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse. | 14If someone blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted as a curse to him. |
| 15A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike— | 15A continual dripping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike. |
| 16restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand. | 16Whoever hides her hides the wind or grasps oil with his right hand. |
| 17As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. | 17As iron sharpens iron, so a person sharpens his friend. |
| 18Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored. | 18The one who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever takes care of his master will be honored. |
| 19As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the true man. | 19As in water the face is reflected as a face, so a person's heart reflects the person. |
| 20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. | 20As Death and Destruction are never satisfied, so the eyes of a person are never satisfied. |
| 21A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him. | 21As the crucible is for silver and the furnace is for gold, so a person is proved by the praise he receives. |
| 22Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him. | 22If you should pound the fool in the mortar among the grain with the pestle, his foolishness would not depart from him. |
| 23Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds; | 23Pay careful attention to the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds, |
| 24for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation. | 24for riches do not last forever, nor does a crown last from generation to generation. |
| 25When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grain from the hills is gathered, | 25When the hay is removed and new grass appears, and the grass from the hills is gathered in, |
| 26the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field. | 26the lambs will be for your clothing, and the goats will be for the price of a field. |
| 27You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed you—food for your household and nourishment for your maidservants. | 27And there will be enough goat's milk for your food, for the food of your household, and for the sustenance of your servant girls. |
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