| NET Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1Wine is a mocker and strong drink is a brawler; whoever goes astray by them is not wise. | 1Wine causes mocking, and beer causes fights; everyone led astray by them lacks wisdom. |
| 2The king's terrifying anger is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him sins against himself. | 2A king's anger is like a lion's roar; anyone who angers him forfeits his life. |
| 3It is an honor for a person to cease from strife, but every fool quarrels. | 3Avoiding strife brings a man honor, but every fool is quarrelsome. |
| 4The sluggard will not plow during the planting season, so at harvest time he looks for the crop but has nothing. | 4A lazy person doesn't plow in the proper season; he looks for a harvest, but there is nothing. |
| 5Counsel in a person's heart is like deep water, but an understanding person draws it out. | 5The intentions of a person's heart are deep waters, but a discerning person reveals them. |
| 6Many people profess their loyalty, but a faithful person--who can find? | 6Many claim "I'm a loyal person!" but who can find someone who truly is? |
| 7The righteous person behaves in integrity; blessed are his children after him. | 7The righteous person lives a life of integrity; happy are his children who follow him! |
| 8A king sitting on the throne to judge separates out all evil with his eyes. | 8A king sits on a throne of justice, sifting out all sorts of evil with his glance. |
| 9Who can say, "I have kept my heart clean; I am pure from my sin"? | 9Who can say, "My intentions are pure; I am clean from any sin?" |
| 10Diverse weights and diverse measures--the LORD abhors both of them. | 10FALSE weights and measures— the LORD surely detests both of them. |
| 11Even a young man is known by his actions, whether his activity is pure and whether it is right. | 11Even a child is known by his actions, whether his deeds are pure and right. |
| 12The ear that hears and the eye that sees--the LORD has made them both. | 12The ear that hears and the eye that sees— the LORD surely made them both. |
| 13Do not love sleep, lest you become impoverished; open your eyes so that you might be satisfied with food. | 13Do not love sleep or you'll become poor, keep your eyes open and you'll have plenty of food. |
| 14"It's worthless! It's worthless!" says the buyer, but when he goes on his way, he boasts. | 14"This is bad, bad," says whoever is buying— but then he brags as he walks away after the sale. |
| 15There is gold, and an abundance of rubies, but words of knowledge are like a precious jewel. | 15There is an abundance of gold and precious stones, but lips of knowledge are a rare jewel. |
| 16Take a man's garment when he has given security for a stranger, and when he gives surety for strangers, hold him in pledge. | 16Take the garment of anyone who puts up collateral for a stranger; hold it in pledge if he does it for an unfamiliar woman. |
| 17Bread gained by deceit tastes sweet to a person, but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel. | 17Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but later his mouth will be full of gravel. |
| 18Plans are established by counsel, so make war with guidance. | 18Make plans by seeking advice; make war by obtaining guidance. |
| 19The one who goes about gossiping reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with someone who is always opening his mouth. | 19Whoever spreads gossip betrays confidences; so don't get involved with someone who talks too much. |
| 20The one who curses his father and his mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the blackest darkness. | 20Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the deepest darkness. |
| 21An inheritance gained easily in the beginning will not be blessed in the end. | 21An inheritance quickly obtained at the beginning will not be blessed at the end. |
| 22Do not say, "I will pay back evil!" Wait for the LORD, so that he may vindicate you. | 22Don't say "I'll avenge that wrong!" Wait on the LORD and he will deliver you. |
| 23The LORD abhors differing weights, and dishonest scales are wicked. | 23The LORD detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not good. |
| 24The steps of a person are ordained by the LORD--so how can anyone understand his own way? | 24A man's steps are directed by the LORD; how then can anyone understand his own way? |
| 25It is a snare for a person to rashly cry, "Holy!" and only afterward to consider what he has vowed. | 25It is a trap for a person to declare quickly, "This is sacred," and only later to have second thoughts about the vows. |
| 26A wise king separates out the wicked; he turns the threshing wheel over them. | 26A wise king sifts the wicked, crushing them with the threshing wheel. |
| 27The human spirit is like the lamp of the LORD, searching all his innermost parts. | 27A person's spirit is the lamp of the LORD; it searches throughout one's innermost being. |
| 28Loyal love and truth preserve a king, and his throne is upheld by loyal love. | 28Gracious love and truth preserve a king; through love his throne is made secure. |
| 29The glory of young men is their strength, and the splendor of old men is gray hair. | 29The glory of young men is their strength; and the splendor of elders is their gray hair. |
| 30Beatings and wounds cleanse away evil, and floggings cleanse the innermost being. | 30Blows that wound clean away evil; such beatings cleanse the innermost being. |
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