| [an error occurred while processing this directive] | International Standard Version |
| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1The person who loves correction loves knowledge, but anyone who hates a rebuke is stupid. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2The good person will gain favor from the LORD, but the man who plots evil will be condemned by him. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3A person doesn't gain security by wickedness, but the righteous won't be uprooted. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband, but a wife who puts him to shame is like bone cancer. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6The words of the wicked lead to bloodshed, but the speech of the upright delivers them. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7After they're overthrown, the wicked won't be found, but the house of the righteous stands firm. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8A man is praised because of his wise words, but the perverted mind will be despised. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9It's better to be unimportant, yet have a servant, than to pretend to be important, but lack food. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10The righteous person looks out for the welfare of his livestock, but even the compassion of the wicked is cruel. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11Whoever tills his soil will have a lot to eat, but anyone who pursues fantasies lacks sense. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12The wicked desires what evil people gain, but the foundation of the righteous is productive. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13An evil man's sinful speech ensnares him, but the righteous person escapes from trouble. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14By his fruitful speech a man can remain satisfied, and a man's handiwork will reward him. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15The lifestyle of the fool is right in his own opinion, but wise is the man who listens to advice. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16The anger of a fool becomes readily apparent, but the prudent person overlooks an insult. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17The truth teller speaks what is right, but the false witness speaks what is deceitful. |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18Some speak rashly like the cutting of a sword, but what the wise say promotes healing. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19A truthful saying is trusted forever, but the liar only for a moment. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20Deceit is at home in the heart of those who plan evil, but those who promote peace rejoice. |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21No harm overwhelms the righteous, but the wicked overflow with trouble. |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22Deceitful speech is reprehensible to the LORD, but those who act faithfully are his delight. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23A prudent man keeps what he knows to himself, but the hearts of fools shout forth their foolishness. |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24The diligent will take control, but the lazy will be put to forced labor. |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25A person's anxiety weighs down his heart, but an appropriate word is encouraging. |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26The righteous person is cautious with respect to his neighbor, but the lifestyle of the wicked leads them astray. |
| 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27The lazy person does not roast what he has hunted, but diligence is one's most important possession. |
| 28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28In the pathway to righteousness there is life, and in that lifestyle there is no death. |
| [an error occurred while processing this directive] | The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. |
|
    |