| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke. | 1A wise son accepts his father's discipline, But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke. |
| 2A man shall eat well by the fruit of his mouth, But the soul of the unfaithful feeds on violence. | 2From the fruit of a man's mouth he enjoys good, But the desire of the treacherous is violence. |
| 3He who guards his mouth preserves his life, But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction. | 3The one who guards his mouth preserves his life; The one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin. |
| 4The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich. | 4The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, But the soul of the diligent is made fat. |
| 5A righteous man hates lying, But a wicked man is loathsome and comes to shame. | 5A righteous man hates falsehood, But a wicked man acts disgustingly and shamefully. |
| 6Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless, But wickedness overthrows the sinner. | 6Righteousness guards the one whose way is blameless, But wickedness subverts the sinner. |
| 7There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing; And one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches. | 7There is one who pretends to be rich, but has nothing; Another pretends to be poor, but has great wealth. |
| 8The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, But the poor does not hear rebuke. | 8The ransom of a man's life is his wealth, But the poor hears no rebuke. |
| 9The light of the righteous rejoices, But the lamp of the wicked will be put out. | 9The light of the righteous rejoices, But the lamp of the wicked goes out. |
| 10By pride comes nothing but strife, But with the well-advised is wisdom. | 10Through insolence comes nothing but strife, But wisdom is with those who receive counsel. |
| 11Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, But he who gathers by labor will increase. | 11Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles, But the one who gathers by labor increases it. |
| 12Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But when the desire comes, it is a tree of life. | 12Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But desire fulfilled is a tree of life. |
| 13He who despises the word will be destroyed, But he who fears the commandment will be rewarded. | 13The one who despises the word will be in debt to it, But the one who fears the commandment will be rewarded. |
| 14The law of the wise is a fountain of life, To turn one away from the snares of death. | 14The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, To turn aside from the snares of death. |
| 15Good understanding gains favor, But the way of the unfaithful is hard. | 15Good understanding produces favor, But the way of the treacherous is hard. |
| 16Every prudent man acts with knowledge, But a fool lays open his folly. | 16Every prudent man acts with knowledge, But a fool displays folly. |
| 17A wicked messenger falls into trouble, But a faithful ambassador brings health. | 17A wicked messenger falls into adversity, But a faithful envoy brings healing. |
| 18Poverty and shame will come to him who disdains correction, But he who regards a rebuke will be honored. | 18Poverty and shame will come to him who neglects discipline, But he who regards reproof will be honored. |
| 19A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil. | 19Desire realized is sweet to the soul, But it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil. |
| 20He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will be destroyed. | 20He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will suffer harm. |
| 21Evil pursues sinners, But to the righteous, good shall be repaid. | 21Adversity pursues sinners, But the righteous will be rewarded with prosperity. |
| 22A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, But the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous. | 22A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous. |
| 23Much food is in the fallow ground of the poor, And for lack of justice there is waste. | 23Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, But it is swept away by injustice. |
| 24He who spares his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him promptly. | 24He who withholds his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him diligently. |
| 25The righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul, But the stomach of the wicked shall be in want. | 25The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, But the stomach of the wicked is in need. |
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