2 A prudent servant will rule in place of a disgraceful son and will share in the inheritance among brothers.
2 A servant who acts wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully,And will share in the inheritance among brothers.
2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
2 A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful sonand share an inheritance among brothers.
2 A wise servant will rule over the [unworthy] son who acts shamefully and brings disgrace [to the family]And [the worthy servant] will share in the inheritance among the brothers.
5 Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their maker, and whoever is happy about disaster will not go unpunished.
5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
7 Appropriate speech is inconsistent with the fool; how much more are deceitful statements with a prince!
7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
7 Eloquent words are not appropriate on a fool’s lips;how much worse are lies for a ruler.
7 Excellent speech does not benefit a fool [who is spiritually blind],Much less do lying lips benefit a prince.
9 Anyone who overlooks an offense promotes love, but someone who gossips separates close friends.
9 He who (L)conceals a transgression seeks love,But he who repeats a matter (M)separates intimate friends.
9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
9 He who covers and forgives an offense seeks love,But he who repeats or gossips about a matter separates intimate friends.
10 A rebuke is more effective with a man of understanding than a hundred lashes to a fool.
10 A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understandingThan a hundred blows into a fool.
10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
10 A rebuke cuts into a perceptive personmore than a hundred lashes into a fool.
11 A rebellious person seeks evil; a cruel emissary will be sent to oppose him.
11 A rebellious man seeks only evil,So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
11 A rebellious man seeks only evil;Therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
14 Starting a quarrel is like spilling water so drop the dispute before it escalates.
14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water,So (R)abandon the quarrel before it breaks out.
14 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
15 Exonerating the wicked and condemning the righteous are both detestable to the LORD.
15 He who (S)justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous,Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.
15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
18 A man who lacks sense cosigns a loan, becoming a guarantor for his neighbor.
18 A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
18 A man lacking common sense gives a pledgeAnd becomes guarantor [for the debt of another] in the presence of his neighbor.
19 The person who loves transgression loves strife; the person who builds a high gate invites destruction.
19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
19 He who loves transgression loves strife and is quarrelsome;He who [proudly] raises his gate seeks destruction [because of his arrogant pride].
20 The person whose mind is perverse does not find good, and anyone with perverted speech falls into trouble.
20 He who has a crooked (h)mind (Y)finds no good,And he who is (Z)perverted in his language falls into evil.
20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
21 The man who fathers a fool does so to his sorrow the father of a fool has no joy.
21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
21 He who becomes the parent of a fool [who is spiritually blind] does so to his sorrow,And the father of a fool [who is spiritually blind] has no joy.
24 A person with understanding has wisdom as his objective, but a fool looks only to earthly goals.
24 Wisdom is in the presence of the one who has understanding,But the (AF)eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
24 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
24 [Skillful and godly] wisdom is in the presence of a person of understanding [and he recognizes it],But the eyes of a [thickheaded] fool are on the ends of the earth.
27 Whoever controls what he says is knowledgeable; anyone who has a calm spirit is a man of understanding.
27 He who (AJ)restrains his words (j)has knowledge,And he who has a (AK)cool spirit is a man of understanding.
27 He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
28 Even a fool is thought to be wise when he remains silent; he is thought to be prudent when he keeps his mouth shut.
28 Even a fool, when he (AL)keeps silent, is considered wise;When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.
28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
28 Even a [callous, arrogant] fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise;When he closes his lips he is regarded as sensible (prudent, discreet) and a man of understanding.
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