28A TONGUE OF FALSEHOOD IT HATES CRUSHED [PEOPLE] ITS AND A MOUTH FLATTERING IT MAKES STUMBLING 28A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
1MAY NOT YOU BOAST IN A DAY TOMORROW FOR NOT YOU KNOW WHAT? WILL IT BRING FORTH A DAY Do Not Boast about Tomorrow (James 4:13–17) 1Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
2MAY HE PRAISE YOU A STRANGER AND NOT OWN MOUTH YOUR A FOREIGNER AND MAY NOT OWN LIPS YOUR 2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth— a stranger, and not your own lips.
3[THE] HEAVINESS OF A STONE AND [THE] WEIGHT OF <THE> SAND AND [THE] PROVOCATION OF A FOOL [IS] HEAVY MORE THAN BOTH OF THEM 3A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
4[THE] CRUELTY OF RAGE AND [THE] FLOOD OF ANGER AND WHO? WILL HE STAND <TO> BEFORE JEALOUSY 4Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
5[IS] GOOD REBUKE UNCOVERED MORE THAN LOVE HIDDEN 5Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.
6[ARE] RELIABLE [THE] WOUNDS OF [ONE WHO] LOVES AND [ARE] ABUNDANT [THE] KISSES OF [ONE WHO] HATES 6The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
7AN APPETITE SATISFIED IT TREADS DOWN HONEY AND AN APPETITE HUNGRY EVERY BITTER [THING] [IS] SWEET 7The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet.
8LIKE A BIRD [WHICH] WANDERS FROM NEST ITS SO A PERSON [WHO] WANDERS FROM OWN PLACE HIS 8Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.
9OIL AND PERFUME IT MAKES GLAD A HEART AND [THE] SWEETNESS OF FRIEND HIS MORE THAN [THE] COUNSEL OF A PERSON 9Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the counsel of a friend is sweetness to the soul.
10FRIEND YOUR AND [THE] NEIGHBOR OF FATHER YOUR MAY NOT YOU FORSAKE AND [THE] HOUSE OF BROTHER YOUR MAY NOT YOU GO ON [THE] DAY OF CALAMITY YOUR [IS] GOOD A NEIGHBOR NEAR MORE THAN A BROTHER FAR AWAY 10Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
11BE WISE O SON MY AND MAKE GLAD HEART MY SO LET ME BRING BACK [ONE WHO] TAUNTS ME A WORD 11Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.
12A SENSIBLE [PERSON] HE SEES EVIL HE HIDES HIMSELF NAIVE PEOPLE THEY PASS ON THEY ARE PUNISHED 12The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
13TAKE GARMENT HIS FOR HE STANDS SURETY FOR A STRANGER AND FOR A FOREIGN [WOMAN] HOLD IN PLEDGE IT 13Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.*NoteCloseOr a wayward woman
14[ONE WHO] BLESSES NEIGHBOR HIS WITH A VOICE GREAT IN THE MORNING RISING EARLY A CURSE IT IS RECKONED TO HIM 14If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.
15A DRIPPING CONTINUOUS ON A DAY OF PERSISTENT RAIN AND A WIFE OF CONTENTIONS SHE IS LIKE 15A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—
16[THOSE WHO] HIDE HER HE HIDES [THE] WIND AND OIL RIGHT [HAND] HIS IT MEETS 16restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand.
17IRON BY IRON IT GROWS SHARP AND EACH HE SHARPENS [THE] FACE OF NEIGHBOR HIS 17As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.*NoteCloseHebrew sharpens the face of another or sharpens the countenance of a friend
18[ONE WHO] KEEPS A FIG TREE HE WILL EAT FRUIT ITS AND [ONE WHO] PROTECTS MASTER<S> HIS HE WILL BE HONORED 18Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.
19LIKE <THE> WATER THE FACE TO THE FACE SO [THE] HEART OF THE PERSON TO THE PERSON 19As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the true man.
20SHEOL AND DESTRUCTION ITS NOT THEY ARE SATISFIED AND [THE] EYES OF <THE> PERSON NOT THEY ARE SATISFIED 20Sheol and Abaddon*NoteCloseOr Death and Destruction are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
21A CRUCIBLE FOR <THE> SILVER AND A SMELTING FURNACE FOR <THE> GOLD AND A PERSON TO [THE] MOUTH OF PRAISE HIS 21A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.
22IF YOU WILL POUND <OBJ.> THE FOOL IN <THE> MORTAR IN AMONG THE GRAIN<S> WITH THE PESTLE NOT IT WILL DEPART FROM WITH <THE> HIM FOOLISHNESS HIS 22Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.
23CERTAINLY <TO KNOW> YOU WILL KNOW [THE] FACE OF FLOCK YOUR SET HEART YOUR TO [THE] HERDS 23Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;
24FOR NOT [IS] FOR EVER WEALTH AND IF A CROWN TO A GENERATION AND A GENERATION 24for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.
25IT DISAPPEARS GRASS AND IT APPEARS GRASS AND THEY ARE GATHERED [THE] VEGETATION<S> OF [THE] MOUNTAINS 25When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grass from the hills is gathered,
26LAMBS [ARE] FOR CLOTHING YOUR AND [THE] PRICE OF A FIELD GOATS 26the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.
27AND A SUFFICIENCY OF [THE] MILK OF GOATS FOR FOOD YOUR FOR [THE] FOOD OF HOUSEHOLD YOUR AND LIFE OF MAIDS YOUR 27You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed you— food for your household and nourishment for your maidservants.