| King James Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. | 1Solomon's proverbs: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son, heartache to his mother. |
| 2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death. | 2Ill-gotten gains do not profit anyone, but righteousness rescues from death. |
| 3The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked. | 3The LORD will not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the wicked what they crave. |
| 4He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. | 4Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring riches. |
| 5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame. | 5The son who gathers during summer is prudent; the son who sleeps during harvest is disgraceful. |
| 6Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. | 6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. |
| 7The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot. | 7The remembrance of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot. |
| 8The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall. | 8A wise heart accepts commands, but foolish lips will be destroyed. |
| 9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known. | 9The one who lives with integrity lives securely, but whoever perverts his ways will be found out. |
| 10He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall. | 10A sly wink of the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will be destroyed. |
| 11The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. | 11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. |
| 12Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins. | 12Hatred stirs up conflicts, but love covers all offenses. |
| 13In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding. | 13Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of the one who lacks sense. |
| 14Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction. | 14The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool hastens destruction. |
| 15The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty. | 15A rich man's wealth is his fortified city; the poverty of the poor is their destruction. |
| 16The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin. | 16The labor of the righteous leads to life; the activity of the wicked leads to sin. |
| 17He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth. | 17The one who follows instruction is on the path to life, but the one who rejects correction goes astray. |
| 18He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool. | 18The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool. |
| 19In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise. | 19When there are many words, sin is unavoidable, but the one who controls his lips is wise. |
| 20The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth. | 20The tongue of the righteous is pure silver; the heart of the wicked is of little value. |
| 21The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom. | 21The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense. |
| 22The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it. | 22The LORD's blessing enriches, and struggle adds nothing to it. |
| 23It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom. | 23As shameful conduct is pleasure for a fool, so wisdom is for a man of understanding. |
| 24The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted. | 24What the wicked dreads will come to him, but what the righteous desire will be given to them. |
| 25As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation. | 25When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever. |
| 26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him. | 26Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so the slacker is to the one who sends him on an errand. |
| 27The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. | 27The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked are cut short. |
| 28The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish. | 28The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing. |
| 29The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. | 29The way of the LORD is a stronghold for the honorable, but destruction awaits the malicious. |
| 30The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth. | 30The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not remain on the earth. |
| 31The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out. | 31The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out. |
| 32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness. | 32The lips of the righteous know what is appropriate, but the mouth of the wicked, only what is perverse. |
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