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My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: |
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My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my
commandments; |
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My son, do not forget my teaching, But let your heart keep my
commandments; |
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For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add
to thee. |
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for length of days and years of life and abundant welfare will
they give you. |
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For length of days and years of life, And peace they will add
to you. |
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Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck;
write them upon the table of thine heart: |
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Let not loyalty and faithfulness forsake you; bind them about
your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. |
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Do not let kindness and truth leave you; Bind them around your
neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart. |
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So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight
of God and man. |
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So you will find favor and good repute in the sight of God and
man. |
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So you will find favor and good repute In the sight of God and
man. |
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Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine
own understanding. |
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Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your
own insight. |
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Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And do not lean on your
own understanding. |
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In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. |
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In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight
your paths. |
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In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths
straight. |
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Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from
evil. |
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Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD, and turn away from
evil. |
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Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and turn away
from evil. |
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It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. |
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It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones. |
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It will be healing to your body, And refreshment to your bones. |
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Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits
of all thine increase: |
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Honor the LORD with your substance and with the first fruits
of all your produce; |
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Honor the LORD from your wealth, And from the first of all your
produce; |
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So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall
burst out with new wine. |
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then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will
be bursting with wine. |
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So your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will
overflow with new wine. |
| 11
My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary
of his correction: |
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My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline or be weary of
his reproof, |
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My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, Or loathe
His reproof, |
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For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the
son in whom he delighteth. |
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for the LORD reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son
in whom he delights. |
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For whom the LORD loves He reproves, Even as a father, the son
in whom he delights. |
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Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth
understanding. |
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Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gets understanding, |
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How blessed is the man who finds wisdom, And the man who gains
understanding. |
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For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of
silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. |
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for the gain from it is better than gain from silver and its
profit better than gold. |
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For its profit is better than the profit of silver, And its
gain than fine gold. |
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She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst
desire are not to be compared unto her. |
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She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can
compare with her. |
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She is more precious than jewels; And nothing you desire compares
with her. |
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Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches
and honour. |
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Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches
and honor. |
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Long life is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches
and honor. |
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Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. |
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Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. |
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Her ways are pleasant ways, And all her paths are peace. |
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She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy
is every one that retaineth her. |
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She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her; those who
hold her fast are called happy. |
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She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, And happy
are all who hold her fast. |
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The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding
hath he established the heavens. |
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The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established
the heavens; |
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The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; By understanding He established
the heavens. |
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By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop
down the dew. |
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by his knowledge the deeps broke forth, and the clouds drop
down the dew. |
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By His knowledge the deeps were broken up, And the skies drip
with dew. |
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My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom
and discretion: |
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My son, keep sound wisdom and discretion; let them not escape
from your sight, |
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My son, let them not depart from your sight; Keep sound wisdom
and discretion, |
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So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck. |
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and they will be life for your soul and adornment for your neck. |
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So they will be life to your soul, And adornment to your neck. |
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Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not
stumble. |
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Then you will walk on your way securely and your foot will not
stumble. |
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Then you will walk in your way securely, And your foot will
not stumble. |
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When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt
lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. |
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If you sit down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down,
your sleep will be sweet. |
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When you lie down, you will not be afraid; When you lie down,
your sleep will be sweet. |
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Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the
wicked, when it cometh. |
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Do not be afraid of sudden panic, or of the ruin of the wicked,
when it comes; |
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Do not be afraid of sudden fear, Nor of the onslaught of the
wicked when it comes; |
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For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot
from being taken. |
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for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot
from being caught. |
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For the LORD will be your confidence, And will keep your foot
from being caught. |
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Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in
the power of thine hand to do it. |
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Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is
in your power to do it. |
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Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is
in your power to do [it.] |
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Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow
I will give; when thou hast it by thee. |
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Do not say to your neighbor, "Go, and come again, tomorrow
I will give it" --when you have it with you. |
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Do not say to your neighbor, "Go, and come back, And tomorrow
I will give [it,]" When you have it with you. |
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Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely
by thee. |
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Do not plan evil against your neighbor who dwells trustingly
beside you. |
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Do not devise harm against your neighbor, While he lives in
security beside you. |
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Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no
harm. |
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Do not contend with a man for no reason, when he has done you
no harm. |
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Do not contend with a man without cause, If he has done you
no harm. |
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Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. |
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Do not envy a man of violence and do not choose any of his ways; |
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Do not envy a man of violence, And do not choose any of his
ways. |
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For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is
with the righteous. |
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for the perverse man is an abomination to the LORD, but the
upright are in his confidence. |
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For the crooked [man] is an abomination to the LORD; But He
is intimate with the upright. |
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The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he
blesseth the habitation of the just. |
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The LORD's curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses
the abode of the righteous. |
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The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, But He
blesses the dwelling of the righteous. |
| 34
Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the
lowly. |
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Toward the scorners he is scornful, but to the humble he shows
favor. |
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Though He scoffs at the scoffers, Yet He gives grace to the
afflicted. |
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The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion
of fools. |
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The wise will inherit honor, but fools get disgrace. |
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The wise will inherit honor, But fools display dishonor. |
