| [an error occurred while processing this directive] | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1Don't boast about tomorrow, for you don't know what a day might bring. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth-- a stranger, and not your own lips. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3A stone is heavy and sand, a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4Fury is cruel, and anger a flood, but who can withstand jealousy? |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5Better an open reprimand than concealed love. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6The wounds of a friend are trustworthy, but the kisses of an enemy are excessive. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7A person who is full tramples on a honeycomb, but to a hungry person, any bitter thing is sweet. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8A man wandering from his home is like a bird wandering from its nest. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10Don't abandon your friend or your father's friend, and don't go to your brother's house in your time of calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11Be wise, my son, and bring my heart joy, so that I can answer anyone who taunts me. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12A sensible person sees danger and takes cover; the inexperienced keep going and are punished. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13Take his garment, for he has put up security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for foreigners. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted as a curse to him. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15An endless dripping on a rainy day and a nagging wife are alike. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16The one who controls her controls the wind and grasps oil with his right hand. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever looks after his master will be honored. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the person. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and people's eyes are never satisfied. |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21A crucible for silver, and a smelter for gold, and a man for the words of his praise. |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, you will not separate his foolishness from him. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23Know well the condition of your flock, and pay attention to your herds, |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24for wealth is not forever; not even a crown lasts for all time. |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grain from the hills is gathered in, |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26lambs will provide your clothing, and goats, the price of a field; |
| 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27there will be enough goat's milk for your food-- food for your household and nourishment for your female servants. |
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