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Better to be poor and honest
than to be dishonest and a fool.
than to be dishonest and a fool.
Better is the Poor Man with Integrity
Better is a poor [man] that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Better is a poor [man] that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good;
haste makes mistakes.
haste makes mistakes.
Also that a person be without knowledge is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet maketh false steps.
People ruin their lives by their own foolishness
and then are angry at the LORD.
and then are angry at the LORD.
The folly of man distorteth his way, and his heart is irritated against Jehovah.
Wealth makes many “friends”;
poverty drives them all away.
poverty drives them all away.
Wealth addeth many friends; but the poor is separated from his friend.
A false witness will not go unpunished,
nor will a liar escape.
nor will a liar escape.
A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall not escape.
Many seek favors from a ruler;
everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts!
everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts!
Many court the favour of a noble; and every one is friend to a man that giveth.
The relatives of the poor despise them;
how much more will their friends avoid them!
Though the poor plead with them,
their friends are gone.
how much more will their friends avoid them!
Though the poor plead with them,
their friends are gone.
All the brethren of a poor [man] hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him: he pursueth [them] with words, -- they are not [to be found].
To acquire wisdom is to love yourself;
people who cherish understanding will prosper.
people who cherish understanding will prosper.
He that getteth sense loveth his own soul; he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
A false witness will not go unpunished,
and a liar will be destroyed.
and a liar will be destroyed.
A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall perish.
It isn’t right for a fool to live in luxury
or for a slave to rule over princes!
or for a slave to rule over princes!
Good living beseemeth not a fool; how much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
Sensible people control their temper;
they earn respect by overlooking wrongs.
they earn respect by overlooking wrongs.
The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
The king’s anger is like a lion’s roar,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.
but his favor is like dew on the grass.
The king's displeasure is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
A foolish son is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth,
but only the LORD can give an understanding wife.
but only the LORD can give an understanding wife.
House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers; but a prudent wife is from Jehovah.
Lazy people sleep soundly,
but idleness leaves them hungry.
but idleness leaves them hungry.
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Keep the commandments and keep your life;
despising them leads to death.
despising them leads to death.
He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; he that is careless of his ways shall die.
If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD —
and he will repay you!
and he will repay you!
He that is gracious to the poor lendeth unto Jehovah; and what he hath bestowed will he repay unto him.
Discipline your children while there is hope.
Otherwise you will ruin their lives.
Otherwise you will ruin their lives.
Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; but set not thy soul upon killing him.
Hot-tempered people must pay the penalty.
If you rescue them once, you will have to do it again.
If you rescue them once, you will have to do it again.
A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment; for if thou deliver [him], yet thou must do it again.
Get all the advice and instruction you can,
so you will be wise the rest of your life.
so you will be wise the rest of your life.
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
You can make many plans,
but the LORD’s purpose will prevail.
but the LORD’s purpose will prevail.
Many are the thoughts in a man's heart, but the counsel of Jehovah, that doth stand.
Loyalty makes a person attractive.
It is better to be poor than dishonest.
It is better to be poor than dishonest.
The charm of a man is his kindness; and a poor [man] is better than a liar.
Fear of the LORD leads to life,
bringing security and protection from harm.
bringing security and protection from harm.
The fear of Jehovah [tendeth] to life, and he [that hath it] shall rest satisfied without being visited with evil.
Lazy people take food in their hand
but don’t even lift it to their mouth.
but don’t even lift it to their mouth.
A sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, and will not even bring it to his mouth again.
If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded will learn a lesson;
if you correct the wise, they will be all the wiser.
if you correct the wise, they will be all the wiser.
Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware; reprove the intelligent, and he will understand knowledge.
Children who mistreat their father or chase away their mother
are an embarrassment and a public disgrace.
are an embarrassment and a public disgrace.
He that ruineth [his] father and chaseth away [his] mother is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.
If you stop listening to instruction, my child,
you will turn your back on knowledge.
you will turn your back on knowledge.
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction which causeth to stray from the words of knowledge.
A corrupt witness makes a mockery of justice;
the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.
the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.
A witness of Belial scorneth judgment, and the mouth of the wicked swalloweth down iniquity.