| [an error occurred while processing this directive] | New Living Translation |
| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1Don’t envy evil people or desire their company. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2For their hearts plot violence, and their words always stir up trouble. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3A house is built by wisdom and becomes strong through good sense. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4Through knowledge its rooms are filled with all sorts of precious riches and valuables. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5The wise are mightier than the strong, and those with knowledge grow stronger and stronger. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6So don’t go to war without wise guidance; victory depends on having many advisers. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7Wisdom is too lofty for fools. Among leaders at the city gate, they have nothing to say. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8A person who plans evil will get a reputation as a troublemaker. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9The schemes of a fool are sinful; everyone detests a mocker. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10If you fail under pressure, your strength is too small. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11Rescue those who are unjustly sentenced to die; save them as they stagger to their death. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12Don’t excuse yourself by saying, “Look, we didn’t know.” For God understands all hearts, and he sees you. He who guards your soul knows you knew. He will repay all people as their actions deserve. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13My child, eat honey, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to the taste. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14In the same way, wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, you will have a bright future, and your hopes will not be cut short. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15Don’t wait in ambush at the home of the godly, and don’t raid the house where the godly live. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again. But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17Don’t rejoice when your enemies fall; don’t be happy when they stumble. |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18For the LORD will be displeased with you and will turn his anger away from them. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19Don’t fret because of evildoers; don’t envy the wicked. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20For evil people have no future; the light of the wicked will be snuffed out. |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21My child, fear the LORD and the king. Don’t associate with rebels, |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22for disaster will hit them suddenly. Who knows what punishment will come from the LORD and the king? More Sayings of the Wise |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23Here are some further sayings of the wise: It is wrong to show favoritism when passing judgment. |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24A judge who says to the wicked, “You are innocent,” will be cursed by many people and denounced by the nations. |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25But it will go well for those who convict the guilty; rich blessings will be showered on them. |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26An honest answer is like a kiss of friendship. |
| 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27Do your planning and prepare your fields before building your house. |
| 28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28Don’t testify against your neighbors without cause; don’t lie about them. |
| 29[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 29And don’t say, “Now I can pay them back for what they’ve done to me! I’ll get even with them!” |
| 30[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 30I walked by the field of a lazy person, the vineyard of one with no common sense. |
| 31[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 31I saw that it was overgrown with nettles. It was covered with weeds, and its walls were broken down. |
| 32[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 32Then, as I looked and thought about it, I learned this lesson: |
| 33[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 33A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— |
| 34[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 34then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber. |
| [an error occurred while processing this directive] | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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