| International Standard Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Never brag about the day to come, because you don't know what it might bring. | 1Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. |
| 2Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth; a stranger, and never your own lips. | 2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips. |
| 3Rocks are heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool's provocation outweighs them both. | 3A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both. |
| 4Wrath can be fierce and anger overwhelms but who can stand up to jealousy? | 4Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy? |
| 5An open rebuke is better than unspoken love. | 5Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed. |
| 6Wounds from someone who loves are trustworthy, but kisses from an enemy speak volumes. | 6The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. |
| 7The person who is full spurns honey, but to a hungry person even the bitter seems sweet. | 7The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet. |
| 8Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders away from his home. | 8Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home. |
| 9Ointments and perfume encourage the heart; in a similar way, a friend's advice is sweet to the soul. | 9Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul. |
| 10Never abandon your friend nor your father's friend, and don't go to your brother's house in times of trouble. A neighbor who is near is better than a brother who lives 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, my son, and make me happy, so I can reply to anyone who insults me. | 11Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me. |
| 12Those who are prudent see danger and take refuge, but the naïve continue on and suffer the consequences. | 12The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. |
| 13Take the coat of anyone who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if he cosigns for an immoral woman. | 13Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner. |
| 14A friend's loud blessing early in the morning will be thought of as a curse. | 14If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse. |
| 15A continual dripping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike. | 15A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike— |
| 16Trying to keep her in check is like stopping a wind storm or grabbing oil with your right hand. | 16restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand. |
| 17Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens a friend's character. | 17As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. |
| 18Whoever nurtures the fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever obeys his master will be honored. | 18Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored. |
| 19Just as water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the person. | 19As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the true man. |
| 20Sheol and Abaddon are never satiated, and neither are human eyes. | 20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. |
| 21As the crucible tests silver, and the furnace assays gold; so praise received tests a man. | 21A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him. |
| 22Though you crush a fool in a mortar and pestle as someone might crush grain, his stupidity still won't leave him. | 22Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him. |
| 23Keep well informed of the condition of your flocks and pay attention to your herds, | 23Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds; |
| 24because riches don't endure forever, and crowns don't last from one generation to the next. | 24for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation. |
| 25When the grass disappears, and new growth appears, the mountain spices will be harvested, | 25When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grain from the hills is gathered, |
| 26the lambs will supply your clothing, and your goats the price of a field. | 26the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field. |
| 27You will have enough goat's milk to drink and to supply your household needs, as well as sustenance for your servant girls. | 27You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed you—food for your household and nourishment for your maidservants. |
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