| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth. | 1Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth. |
| 2Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips. | 2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips. |
| 3A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, But a fool’s wrath is heavier than both of them. | 3A stone is heavy and the sand weighty, But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them. |
| 4Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent, But who is able to stand before jealousy? | 4Wrath is fierce and anger is a flood, But who can stand before jealousy? |
| 5Open rebuke is better Than love carefully concealed. | 5Better is open rebuke Than love that is concealed. |
| 6Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. | 6Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy. |
| 7A satisfied soul loathes the honeycomb, But to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. | 7A sated man loathes honey, But to a famished man any bitter thing is sweet. |
| 8Like a bird that wanders from its nest Is a man who wanders from his place. | 8Like a bird that wanders from her nest, So is a man who wanders from his home. |
| 9Ointment and perfume delight the heart, And the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by hearty counsel. | 9Oil and perfume make the heart glad, So a man's counsel is sweet to his friend. |
| 10Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend, Nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away. | 10Do not forsake your own friend or your father's friend, And do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity; Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away. |
| 11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him who reproaches me. | 11Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, That I may reply to him who reproaches me. |
| 12A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself; The simple pass on and are punished. | 12A prudent man sees evil and hides himself, The naive proceed and pay the penalty. |
| 13Take the garment of him who is surety for a stranger, And hold it in pledge when he is surety for a seductress. | 13Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger; And for an adulterous woman hold him in pledge. |
| 14He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It will be counted a curse to him. | 14He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning, It will be reckoned a curse to him. |
| 15A continual dripping on a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike; | 15A constant dripping on a day of steady rain And a contentious woman are alike; |
| 16Whoever restrains her restrains the wind, And grasps oil with his right hand. | 16He who would restrain her restrains the wind, And grasps oil with his right hand. |
| 17As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend. | 17Iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another. |
| 18Whoever keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit; So he who waits on his master will be honored. | 18He who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit, And he who cares for his master will be honored. |
| 19As in water face reflects face, So a man’s heart reveals the man. | 19As in water face reflects face, So the heart of man reflects man. |
| 20Hell and Destruction are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied. | 20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied. |
| 21The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, And a man is valued by what others say of him. | 21The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold, And each is tested by the praise accorded him. |
| 22Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, Yet his foolishness will not depart from him. | 22Though you pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, Yet his foolishness will not depart from him. |
| 23Be diligent to know the state of your flocks, And attend to your herds; | 23Know well the condition of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds; |
| 24For riches are not forever, Nor does a crown endure to all generations. | 24For riches are not forever, Nor does a crown endure to all generations. |
| 25When the hay is removed, and the tender grass shows itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in, | 25When the grass disappears, the new growth is seen, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in, |
| 26The lambs will provide your clothing, And the goats the price of a field; | 26The lambs will be for your clothing, And the goats will bring the price of a field, |
| 27You shall have enough goats’ milk for your food, For the food of your household, And the nourishment of your maidservants. | 27And there will be goats' milk enough for your food, For the food of your household, And sustenance for your maidens. |
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