| King James Bible | NET Bible |
| 1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. | 1The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father rejoice, but a foolish child is a grief to his mother. |
| 2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death. | 2Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from mortal danger. |
| 3The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked. | 3The LORD satisfies the appetite of the righteous, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked. |
| 4He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. | 4The one who is lazy becomes poor, but the one who works diligently becomes wealthy. |
| 5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame. | 5The one who gathers crops in the summer is a wise son, but the one who sleeps during the harvest is a son who brings shame to himself. |
| 6Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. | 6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence. |
| 7The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot. | 7The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the reputation of the wicked will rot. |
| 8The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall. | 8The wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin. |
| 9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known. | 9The one who conducts himself in integrity will live securely, but the one who behaves perversely will be found out. |
| 10He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall. | 10The one who winks his eye causes trouble, and the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin. |
| 11The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. | 11The teaching of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence. |
| 12Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins. | 12Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions. |
| 13In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding. | 13Wisdom is found in the words of the discerning person, but the one who lacks wisdom will be disciplined. |
| 14Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction. | 14Those who are wise store up knowledge, but foolish speech leads to imminent destruction. |
| 15The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty. | 15The wealth of a rich person is like a fortified city, but the poor are brought to ruin by their poverty. |
| 16The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin. | 16The reward which the righteous receive is life; the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment. |
| 17He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth. | 17The one who heeds instruction is on the way to life, but the one who rejects rebuke goes astray. |
| 18He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool. | 18The one who conceals hatred utters lies, and the one who spreads slander is certainly a fool. |
| 19In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise. | 19When words abound, transgression is inevitable, but the one who restrains his words is wise. |
| 20The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth. | 20What the righteous say is like the best silver, but what the wicked think is of little value. |
| 21The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom. | 21The teaching of the righteous feeds many, but fools die for lack of wisdom. |
| 22The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it. | 22The blessing from the LORD makes a person rich, and he adds no sorrow to it. |
| 23It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom. | 23Carrying out a wicked scheme is enjoyable to a fool, and so is wisdom for the one who has discernment. |
| 24The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted. | 24What the wicked fears will come on him; what the righteous desire will be granted. |
| 25As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation. | 25When the storm passes through, the wicked are swept away, but the righteous are an everlasting foundation. |
| 26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him. | 26Like vinegar to the teeth and like smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him. |
| 27The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. | 27Fearing the LORD prolongs life, but the life span of the wicked will be shortened. |
| 28The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish. | 28The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked will remain unfulfilled. |
| 29The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. | 29The way of the LORD is like a stronghold for the upright, but it is destruction to evildoers. |
| 30The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth. | 30The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not inhabit the land. |
| 31The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out. | 31The speech of the righteous bears the fruit of wisdom, but the one who speaks perversion will be destroyed. |
| 32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness. | 32The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, but the speech of the wicked is perverse. |
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