| NET Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but an accurate weight is his delight. | 1Dishonest scales are detestable to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight. |
| 2When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. | 2When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom. |
| 3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the unfaithful destroys them. | 3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them. |
| 4Wealth does not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from mortal danger. | 4Wealth is not profitable on a day of wrath, but righteousness rescues from death. |
| 5The righteousness of the blameless will make straight their way, but the wicked person will fall by his own wickedness. | 5The righteousness of the blameless clears his path, but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness. |
| 6The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but the faithless will be captured by their own desires. | 6The righteousness of the upright rescues them, but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires. |
| 7When a wicked person dies, his expectation perishes, and the hope of his strength perishes. | 7When the wicked man dies, his expectation comes to nothing, and hope placed in wealth vanishes. |
| 8The righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked turns up in his stead. | 8The righteous one is rescued from trouble; in his place, the wicked one goes in. |
| 9With his speech the godless person destroys his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous will be delivered. | 9With his mouth the ungodly destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued. |
| 10When the righteous do well, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there is joy. | 10When the righteous thrive, a city rejoices, and when the wicked die, there is joyful shouting. |
| 11A city is exalted by the blessing provided from the upright, but it is destroyed by the counsel of the wicked. | 11A city is built up by the blessing of the upright, but it is torn down by the mouth of the wicked. |
| 12The one who denounces his neighbor lacks wisdom, but the one who has discernment keeps silent. | 12Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks sense, but a man with understanding keeps silent. |
| 13The one who goes about slandering others reveals secrets, but the one who is trustworthy conceals a matter. | 13A gossip goes around revealing a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence. |
| 14When there is no guidance a nation falls, but there is success in the abundance of counselors. | 14Without guidance, people fall, but with many counselors there is deliverance. |
| 15The one who puts up security for a stranger will surely have trouble, but whoever avoids shaking hands will be secure. | 15If someone puts up security for a stranger, he will suffer for it, but the one who hates such agreements is protected. |
| 16A generous woman gains honor, and ruthless men seize wealth. | 16A gracious woman gains honor, but violent men gain only riches. |
| 17A kind person benefits himself, but a cruel person brings himself trouble. | 17A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings disaster on himself. |
| 18The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward. | 18The wicked man earns an empty wage, but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward. |
| 19True righteousness leads to life, but the one who pursues evil pursues it to his own death. | 19Genuine righteousness leads to life, but pursuing evil leads to death. |
| 20The LORD abhors those who are perverse in heart, but those who are blameless in their ways are his delight. | 20Those with twisted minds are detestable to the LORD, but those with blameless conduct are His delight. |
| 21Be assured that the evil person will certainly be punished, but the descendants of the righteous will not suffer unjust judgment. | 21Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape. |
| 22Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who rejects discretion. | 22A beautiful woman who rejects good sense is like a gold ring in a pig's snout. |
| 23What the righteous desire leads only to good, but what the wicked hope for leads to wrath. | 23The desire of the righteous turns out well, but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath. |
| 24One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy, but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty. | 24One person gives freely, yet gains more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor. |
| 25A generous person will be enriched, and the one who provides water for others will himself be satisfied. | 25A generous person will be enriched, and the one who gives a drink of water will receive water. |
| 26People will curse the one who withholds grain, but they will praise the one who sells it. | 26People will curse anyone who hoards grain, but a blessing will come to the one who sells it. |
| 27The one who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but the one who searches for evil--it will come to him. | 27The one who searches for what is good finds favor, but if someone looks for trouble, it will come to him. |
| 28The one who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf. | 28Anyone trusting in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like foliage. |
| 29The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing, and the fool will be a servant to the wise person. | 29The one who brings ruin on his household will inherit the wind, and a fool will be a slave to someone whose heart is wise. |
| 30The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life, and the one who wins souls is wise. | 30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, but violence takes lives. |
| 31If the righteous are recompensed on earth, how much more the wicked sinner! | 31If the righteous will be repaid on earth, how much more the wicked and sinful. |
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