| New King James Version | NET Bible |
| 1Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth. | 1Do not boast about tomorrow; for you do not know what a day may bring forth. |
| 2Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips. | 2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips. |
| 3A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, But a fool’s wrath is heavier than both of them. | 3A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but vexation by a fool is more burdensome than the two of them. |
| 4Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent, But who is able to stand before jealousy? | 4Wrath is cruel and anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy? |
| 5Open rebuke is better Than love carefully concealed. | 5Better is open rebuke than hidden love. |
| 6Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. | 6Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are excessive. |
| 7A satisfied soul loathes the honeycomb, But to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. | 7The one whose appetite is satisfied loathes honey, but to the hungry mouth every bitter thing is sweet. |
| 8Like a bird that wanders from its nest Is a man who wanders from his place. | 8Like a bird that wanders from its nest, so is a person who wanders from his home. |
| 9Ointment and perfume delight the heart, And the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by hearty counsel. | 9Ointment and incense make the heart rejoice, likewise the sweetness of one's friend from sincere counsel. |
| 10Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend, Nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away. | 10Do not forsake your friend and your father's friend, and do not enter your brother's house in the day of your disaster; a neighbor nearby is better than a brother far away. |
| 11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him who reproaches me. | 11Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, so that I may answer anyone who taunts me. |
| 12A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself; The simple pass on and are punished. | 12A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it. |
| 13Take the garment of him who is surety for a stranger, And hold it in pledge when he is surety for a seductress. | 13Take a man's garment when he has given security for a stranger, and when he gives surety for a stranger, hold him in pledge. |
| 14He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It will be counted a curse to him. | 14If someone blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted as a curse to him. |
| 15A continual dripping on a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike; | 15A continual dripping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike. |
| 16Whoever restrains her restrains the wind, And grasps oil with his right hand. | 16Whoever hides her hides the wind or grasps oil with his right hand. |
| 17As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend. | 17As iron sharpens iron, so a person sharpens his friend. |
| 18Whoever keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit; So he who waits on his master will be honored. | 18The one who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever takes care of his master will be honored. |
| 19As in water face reflects face, So a man’s heart reveals the man. | 19As in water the face is reflected as a face, so a person's heart reflects the person. |
| 20Hell and Destruction are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied. | 20As Death and Destruction are never satisfied, so the eyes of a person are never satisfied. |
| 21The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, And a man is valued by what others say of him. | 21As the crucible is for silver and the furnace is for gold, so a person is proved by the praise he receives. |
| 22Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, Yet his foolishness will not depart from him. | 22If you should pound the fool in the mortar among the grain with the pestle, his foolishness would not depart from him. |
| 23Be diligent to know the state of your flocks, And attend to your herds; | 23Pay careful attention to the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds, |
| 24For riches are not forever, Nor does a crown endure to all generations. | 24for riches do not last forever, nor does a crown last from generation to generation. |
| 25When the hay is removed, and the tender grass shows itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in, | 25When the hay is removed and new grass appears, and the grass from the hills is gathered in, |
| 26The lambs will provide your clothing, And the goats the price of a field; | 26the lambs will be for your clothing, and the goats will be for the price of a field. |
| 27You shall have enough goats’ milk for your food, For the food of your household, And the nourishment of your maidservants. | 27And there will be enough goat's milk for your food, for the food of your household, and for the sustenance of your servant girls. |
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