| [an error occurred while processing this directive] | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2The terror of a king is like the growling of a lion; He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3Keeping away from strife is an honor for a man, But any fool will quarrel. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4The sluggard does not plow after the autumn, So he begs during the harvest and has nothing. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5A plan in the heart of a man is like deep water, But a man of understanding draws it out. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6Many a man proclaims his own loyalty, But who can find a trustworthy man? |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7A righteous man who walks in his integrity-- How blessed are his sons after him. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8A king who sits on the throne of justice Disperses all evil with his eyes. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9Who can say, "I have cleansed my heart, I am pure from my sin "? |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10Differing weights and differing measures, Both of them are abominable to the LORD. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11It is by his deeds that a lad distinguishes himself If his conduct is pure and right. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12The hearing ear and the seeing eye, The LORD has made both of them. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13Do not love sleep, or you will become poor; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14"Bad, bad," says the buyer, But when he goes his way, then he boasts. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15There is gold, and an abundance of jewels; But the lips of knowledge are a more precious thing. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger; And for foreigners, hold him in pledge. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17Bread obtained by falsehood is sweet to a man, But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel. |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18Prepare plans by consultation, And make war by wise guidance. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19He who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets, Therefore do not associate with a gossip. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20He who curses his father or his mother, His lamp will go out in time of darkness. |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21An inheritance gained hurriedly at the beginning Will not be blessed in the end. |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22Do not say, "I will repay evil"; Wait for the LORD, and He will save you. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23Differing weights are an abomination to the LORD, And a false scale is not good. |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24Man's steps are ordained by the LORD, How then can man understand his way? |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25It is a trap for a man to say rashly, "It is holy!" And after the vows to make inquiry. |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26A wise king winnows the wicked, And drives the threshing wheel over them. |
| 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, Searching all the innermost parts of his being. |
| 28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28Loyalty and truth preserve the king, And he upholds his throne by righteousness. |
| 29[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 29The glory of young men is their strength, And the honor of old men is their gray hair. |
| 30[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 30Stripes that wound scour away evil, And strokes reach the innermost parts. |
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