| New International Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. | 1Don't boast about tomorrow, for you don't know what a day might bring. |
| 2Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth; an outsider, and not your own lips. | 2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth-- a stranger, and not your own lips. |
| 3Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but a fool's provocation is heavier than both. | 3A stone is heavy and sand, a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both. |
| 4Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy? | 4Fury is cruel, and anger a flood, but who can withstand jealousy? |
| 5Better is open rebuke than hidden love. | 5Better an open reprimand than concealed love. |
| 6Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses. | 6The wounds of a friend are trustworthy, but the kisses of an enemy are excessive. |
| 7One who is full loathes honey from the comb, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet. | 7A person who is full tramples on a honeycomb, but to a hungry person, any bitter thing is sweet. |
| 8Like a bird that flees its nest is anyone who flees from home. | 8A man wandering from his home is like a bird wandering from its nest. |
| 9Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice. | 9Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel. |
| 10Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family, and do not go to your relative's house when disaster strikes you-- better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away. | 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. |
| 11Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart; then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt. | 11Be wise, my son, and bring my heart joy, so that I can answer anyone who taunts me. |
| 12The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. | 12A sensible person sees danger and takes cover; the inexperienced keep going and are punished. |
| 13Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider. | 13Take his garment, for he has put up security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for foreigners. |
| 14If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse. | 14If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted as a curse to him. |
| 15A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping of a leaky roof in a rainstorm; | 15An endless dripping on a rainy day and a nagging wife are alike. |
| 16restraining her is like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the hand. | 16The one who controls her controls the wind and grasps oil with his right hand. |
| 17As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. | 17Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. |
| 18The one who guards a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever protects their master will be honored. | 18Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever looks after his master will be honored. |
| 19As water reflects the face, so one's life reflects the heart. | 19As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the person. |
| 20Death and Destruction are never satisfied, and neither are human eyes. | 20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and people's eyes are never satisfied. |
| 21The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but people are tested by their praise. | 21A crucible for silver, and a smelter for gold, and a man for the words of his praise. |
| 22Though you grind a fool in a mortar, grinding them like grain with a pestle, you will not remove their folly from them. | 22Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, you will not separate his foolishness from him. |
| 23Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds; | 23Know well the condition of your flock, and pay attention to your herds, |
| 24for riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations. | 24for wealth is not forever; not even a crown lasts for all time. |
| 25When the hay is removed and new growth appears and the grass from the hills is gathered in, | 25When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grain from the hills is gathered in, |
| 26the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field. | 26lambs will provide your clothing, and goats, the price of a field; |
| 27You will have plenty of goats' milk to feed your family and to nourish your female servants. | 27there will be enough goat's milk for your food-- food for your household and nourishment for your female servants. |
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