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Choose a good reputation over great riches;
being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold.
being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold.
A Good Name More Desirable than Riches
A [good] name is rather to be chosen than great riches; loving favour rather than silver and gold.
A [good] name is rather to be chosen than great riches; loving favour rather than silver and gold.
The rich and poor have this in common:
The LORD made them both.
The LORD made them both.
The rich and poor meet together; Jehovah is the maker of them all.
A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions.
The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
A prudent [man] seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
True humility and fear of the LORD
lead to riches, honor, and long life.
lead to riches, honor, and long life.
The reward of humility [and] the fear of Jehovah is riches, and honour, and life.
Corrupt people walk a thorny, treacherous road;
whoever values life will avoid it.
whoever values life will avoid it.
Thorns [and] snares are in the way of the perverse: he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.
Direct your children onto the right path,
and when they are older, they will not leave it.
and when they are older, they will not leave it.
Train up the child according to the tenor of his way, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
Just as the rich rule the poor,
so the borrower is servant to the lender.
so the borrower is servant to the lender.
The rich ruleth over the poor; and the borrower is servant to the lender.
He that soweth unrighteousness shall reap iniquity, and the rod of his wrath shall have an end.
Blessed are those who are generous,
because they feed the poor.
because they feed the poor.
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Throw out the mocker, and fighting goes, too.
Quarrels and insults will disappear.
Quarrels and insults will disappear.
Cast out the scorner, and contention will depart, and strife and ignominy shall cease.
Whoever loves a pure heart and gracious speech
will have the king as a friend.
will have the king as a friend.
He that loveth pureness of heart, upon whose lips is grace, the king is his friend.
The LORD preserves those with knowledge,
but he ruins the plans of the treacherous.
but he ruins the plans of the treacherous.
The eyes of Jehovah preserve knowledge; but he overthroweth the words of the unfaithful.
The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion out there!
If I go outside, I might be killed!”
If I go outside, I might be killed!”
The sluggard saith, There is a lion without, I shall be killed in the streets!
The mouth of an immoral woman is a dangerous trap;
those who make the LORD angry will fall into it.
those who make the LORD angry will fall into it.
The mouth of strange women is a deep ditch: he with whom Jehovah is displeased shall fall therein.
A youngster’s heart is filled with foolishness,
but physical discipline will drive it far away.
but physical discipline will drive it far away.
Folly is bound in the heart of a child; the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
A person who gets ahead by oppressing the poor
or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty.
Sayings of the Wise
or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty.
Sayings of the Wise
He that oppresseth the poor, it is to enrich him; he that giveth to the rich, [bringeth] only to want.
Listen to the words of the wise;
apply your heart to my instruction.
apply your heart to my instruction.
Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge.
For it is good to keep these sayings in your heart
and always ready on your lips.
and always ready on your lips.
For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee: they shall be together fitted on thy lips.
I am teaching you today — yes, you —
so you will trust in the LORD.
so you will trust in the LORD.
That thy confidence may be in Jehovah, I have made [them] known to thee this day, even to thee.
Have not I written to thee excellent things, in counsels and knowledge,
In this way, you may know the truth
and take an accurate report to those who sent you.
and take an accurate report to those who sent you.
that I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest carry back words of truth to them that send thee?
Don’t rob the poor just because you can,
or exploit the needy in court.
or exploit the needy in court.
Rob not the poor, because he is poor, neither oppress the afflicted in the gate;
For the LORD is their defender.
He will ruin anyone who ruins them.
He will ruin anyone who ruins them.
for Jehovah will plead their cause, and despoil the soul of those that despoil them.
Don’t befriend angry people
or associate with hot-tempered people,
or associate with hot-tempered people,
Make no friendship with an angry man, and go not with a furious man;
or you will learn to be like them
and endanger your soul.
and endanger your soul.
lest thou learn his paths, and get a snare to thy soul.
Don’t agree to guarantee another person’s debt
or put up security for someone else.
or put up security for someone else.
Be not of them that strike hands, of them that are sureties for debts:
If you can’t pay it,
even your bed will be snatched from under you.
even your bed will be snatched from under you.
if thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
Don’t cheat your neighbor by moving the ancient boundary markers
set up by previous generations.
set up by previous generations.
Remove not the ancient landmark which thy fathers have set.