English Standard Version | Christian Standard Bible |
1A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold. | 1A good name is to be chosen over great wealth; favor is better than silver and gold. |
2The rich and the poor meet together; the LORD is the Maker of them all. | 2Rich and poor have this in common: the LORD makes them all. |
3The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it. | 3A sensible person sees danger and takes cover, but the inexperienced keep going and are punished. |
4The reward for humility and fear of the LORD is riches and honor and life. | 4Humility, the fear of the LORD, results in wealth, honor, and life. |
5Thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked; whoever guards his soul will keep far from them. | 5There are thorns and snares on the way of the crooked; the one who guards himself stays far from them. |
6Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. | 6Start a youth out on his way; even when he grows old he will not depart from it. |
7The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender. | 7The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is a slave to the lender. |
8Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his fury will fail. | 8The one who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed. |
9Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor. | 9A generous person will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor. |
10Drive out a scoffer, and strife will go out, and quarreling and abuse will cease. | 10Drive out a mocker, and conflict goes too; then quarreling and dishonor will cease. |
11He who loves purity of heart, and whose speech is gracious, will have the king as his friend. | 11The one who loves a pure heart and gracious lips--the king is his friend. |
12The eyes of the LORD keep watch over knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the traitor. | 12The LORD's eyes keep watch over knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the treacherous. |
13The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!” | 13The slacker says, "There's a lion outside! I'll be killed in the public square!" |
14The mouth of forbidden women is a deep pit; he with whom the LORD is angry will fall into it. | 14The mouth of the forbidden woman is a deep pit; a man cursed by the LORD will fall into it. |
15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him. | 15Foolishness is bound to the heart of a youth; a rod of discipline will separate it from him. |
16Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty. | 16Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself, and giving to the rich--both lead only to poverty. |
17Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge, | 17Listen closely, pay attention to the words of the wise, and apply your mind to my knowledge. |
18for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips. | 18For it is pleasing if you keep them within you and if they are constantly on your lips. |
19That your trust may be in the LORD, I have made them known to you today, even to you. | 19I have instructed you today--even you--so that your confidence may be in the LORD. |
20Have I not written for you thirty sayings of counsel and knowledge, | 20Haven't I written for you thirty sayings about counsel and knowledge, |
21to make you know what is right and true, that you may give a true answer to those who sent you? | 21in order to teach you true and reliable words, so that you may give a dependable report to those who sent you? |
22Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate, | 22Don't rob a poor person because he is poor, and don't crush the oppressed at the city gate, |
23for the LORD will plead their cause and rob of life those who rob them. | 23for the LORD will champion their cause and will plunder those who plunder them. |
24Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man, | 24Don't make friends with an angry person, and don't be a companion of a hot-tempered one, |
25lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare. | 25or you will learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare. |
26Be not one of those who give pledges, who put up security for debts. | 26Don't be one of those who enter agreements, who put up security for loans. |
27If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you? | 27If you have nothing with which to pay, even your bed will be taken from under you. |
28Do not move the ancient landmark that your fathers have set. | 28Don't move an ancient boundary marker that your fathers set up. |
29Do you see a man skillful in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men. | 29Do you see a person skilled in his work? He will stand in the presence of kings. He will not stand in the presence of the unknown. |
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