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Better a Dry Morsel with Quietness
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
Better a dry crust with peace and quiet
than a house full of feasting, with strife.
than a house full of feasting, with strife.
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son
and will share the inheritance as one of the family.
and will share the inheritance as one of the family.
The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,
but the Lord tests the heart.
but the Lord tests the heart.
A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
A wicked person listens to deceitful lips;
a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker;
whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.
whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.
Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
Children’s children are a crown to the aged,
and parents are the pride of their children.
and parents are the pride of their children.
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool —
how much worse lying lips to a ruler!
how much worse lying lips to a ruler!
A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it;
they think success will come at every turn.
they think success will come at every turn.
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,
but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
A rebuke impresses a discerning person
more than a hundred lashes a fool.
more than a hundred lashes a fool.
An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Evildoers foster rebellion against God;
the messenger of death will be sent against them.
the messenger of death will be sent against them.
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than a fool bent on folly.
than a fool bent on folly.
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Evil will never leave the house
of one who pays back evil for good.
of one who pays back evil for good.
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;
so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.
so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent —
the Lord detests them both.
the Lord detests them both.
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom,
when they are not able to understand it?
when they are not able to understand it?
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for a time of adversity.
and a brother is born for a time of adversity.
A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge
and puts up security for a neighbor.
and puts up security for a neighbor.
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin;
whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.
whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper;
one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
To have a fool for a child brings grief;
there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.
there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
The wicked accept bribes in secret
to pervert the course of justice.
to pervert the course of justice.
Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
A discerning person keeps wisdom in view,
but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
A foolish son brings grief to his father
and bitterness to the mother who bore him.
and bitterness to the mother who bore him.
Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good,
surely to flog honest officials is not right.
surely to flog honest officials is not right.
He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint,
and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.
and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.