| New Living Translation | New Living Translation |
| 1Better to be poor and honest than to be dishonest and a fool. | 1Better to be poor and honest than to be dishonest and a fool. |
| 2Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes. | 2Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes. |
| 3People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the LORD. | 3People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the LORD. |
| 4Wealth makes many “friends”; poverty drives them all away. | 4Wealth makes many “friends”; poverty drives them all away. |
| 5A false witness will not go unpunished, nor will a liar escape. | 5A false witness will not go unpunished, nor will a liar escape. |
| 6Many seek favors from a ruler; everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts! | 6Many seek favors from a ruler; everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts! |
| 7The relatives of the poor despise them; how much more will their friends avoid them! Though the poor plead with them, their friends are gone. | 7The relatives of the poor despise them; how much more will their friends avoid them! Though the poor plead with them, their friends are gone. |
| 8To acquire wisdom is to love yourself; people who cherish understanding will prosper. | 8To acquire wisdom is to love yourself; people who cherish understanding will prosper. |
| 9A false witness will not go unpunished, and a liar will be destroyed. | 9A false witness will not go unpunished, and a liar will be destroyed. |
| 10It isn’t right for a fool to live in luxury or for a slave to rule over princes! | 10It isn’t right for a fool to live in luxury or for a slave to rule over princes! |
| 11Sensible people control their temper; they earn respect by overlooking wrongs. | 11Sensible people control their temper; they earn respect by overlooking wrongs. |
| 12The king’s anger is like a lion’s roar, but his favor is like dew on the grass. | 12The king’s anger is like a lion’s roar, but his favor is like dew on the grass. |
| 13A foolish child is a calamity to a father; a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping. | 13A foolish child is a calamity to a father; a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping. |
| 14Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth, but only the LORD can give an understanding wife. | 14Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth, but only the LORD can give an understanding wife. |
| 15Lazy people sleep soundly, but idleness leaves them hungry. | 15Lazy people sleep soundly, but idleness leaves them hungry. |
| 16Keep the commandments and keep your life; despising them leads to death. | 16Keep the commandments and keep your life; despising them leads to death. |
| 17If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD— and he will repay you! | 17If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD— and he will repay you! |
| 18Discipline your children while there is hope. Otherwise you will ruin their lives. | 18Discipline your children while there is hope. Otherwise you will ruin their lives. |
| 19Hot-tempered people must pay the penalty. If you rescue them once, you will have to do it again. | 19Hot-tempered people must pay the penalty. If you rescue them once, you will have to do it again. |
| 20Get all the advice and instruction you can, so you will be wise the rest of your life. | 20Get all the advice and instruction you can, so you will be wise the rest of your life. |
| 21You can make many plans, but the LORD’s purpose will prevail. | 21You can make many plans, but the LORD’s purpose will prevail. |
| 22Loyalty makes a person attractive. It is better to be poor than dishonest. | 22Loyalty makes a person attractive. It is better to be poor than dishonest. |
| 23Fear of the LORD leads to life, bringing security and protection from harm. | 23Fear of the LORD leads to life, bringing security and protection from harm. |
| 24Lazy people take food in their hand but don’t even lift it to their mouth. | 24Lazy people take food in their hand but don’t even lift it to their mouth. |
| 25If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded will learn a lesson; if you correct the wise, they will be all the wiser. | 25If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded will learn a lesson; if you correct the wise, they will be all the wiser. |
| 26Children who mistreat their father or chase away their mother are an embarrassment and a public disgrace. | 26Children who mistreat their father or chase away their mother are an embarrassment and a public disgrace. |
| 27If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will turn your back on knowledge. | 27If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will turn your back on knowledge. |
| 28A corrupt witness makes a mockery of justice; the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil. | 28A corrupt witness makes a mockery of justice; the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil. |
| 29Punishment is made for mockers, and the backs of fools are made to be beaten. | 29Punishment is made for mockers, and the backs of fools are made to be beaten. |
| Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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