| King James Bible | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. | 1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise. |
| 2The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul. | 2The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life. |
| 3It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. | 3It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel. |
| 4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing. | 4The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there. |
| 5Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out. | 5The intentions of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out. |
| 6Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find? | 6Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man? |
| 7The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him. | 7The righteous man walks with integrity; blessed are his children after him. |
| 8A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes. | 8A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes. |
| 9Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin? | 9Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”? |
| 10Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD. | 10Differing weights and unequal measures—both are detestable to the LORD. |
| 11Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right. | 11Even a young man is known by his actions—whether his conduct is pure and upright. |
| 12The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them. | 12Ears that hear and eyes that see—the LORD has made them both. |
| 13Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread. | 13Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food. |
| 14It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth. | 14“Worthless, worthless!” says the buyer, but on the way out, he gloats. |
| 15There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. | 15There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure. |
| 16Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. | 16Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner. |
| 17Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. | 17Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of gravel. |
| 18Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war. | 18Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance. |
| 19He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips. | 19He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips. |
| 20Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. | 20Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness. |
| 21An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed. | 21An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end. |
| 22Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee. | 22Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you. |
| 23Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good. | 23Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good. |
| 24Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way? | 24A man’s steps are from the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way? |
| 25It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make inquiry. | 25It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows. |
| 26A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them. | 26A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them. |
| 27The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly. | 27The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching out his inmost being. |
| 28Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy. | 28Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne. |
| 29The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head. | 29The glory of young men is their strength, and gray hair is the splendor of the old. |
| 30The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly. | 30Lashes and wounds scour evil, and beatings cleanse the inmost parts. |
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