1 E very wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down.

2 H e who walks in uprightness reverently and worshipfully fears the Lord, but he who is contrary and devious in his ways despises Him.

Whoso is walking in his uprightness is fearing Jehovah, And the perverted his ways is despising Him.

3 I n the fool’s own mouth is a rod his pride, but the wise men’s lips preserve them.

In the mouth of a fool a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them.

4 W here no oxen are, the grain crib is empty, but much increase comes by the strength of the ox.

Without oxen a stall clean, And great the increase by the power of the ox.

5 A faithful witness will not lie, but a false witness breathes out falsehoods.

A faithful witness lieth not, And a false witness breatheth out lies.

6 A scoffer seeks Wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy to him who understands.

A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent easy.

7 G o from the presence of a foolish and self-confident man, for you will not find knowledge on his lips.

Go from before a foolish man, Or thou hast not known the lips of knowledge.

8 T he Wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is to deceive.

The wisdom of the prudent to understand his way, And the folly of fools deceit.

9 F ools make a mock of sin and sin mocks the fools, but among the upright there is the favor of God.

Fools mock at a guilt-offering, And among the upright -- a pleasing thing.

10 T he heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy.

The heart knoweth its own bitterness, And with its joy a stranger doth not intermeddle.

11 T he house of the wicked shall be overthrown, but the tent of the upright shall flourish.

The house of the wicked is destroyed, And the tent of the upright flourisheth.

12 T here is a way which seems right to a man and appears straight before him, but at the end of it is the way of death.

There is a way -- right before a man, And its latter end ways of death.

13 E ven in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of mirth is heaviness and grief.

Even in laughter is the heart pained, And the latter end of joy affliction.

14 T he backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways, and a good man shall be satisfied with his ways.

From his ways is the backslider in heart filled, And a good man -- from his fruits.

15 T he simpleton believes every word he hears, but the prudent man looks and considers well where he is going.

The simple giveth credence to everything, And the prudent attendeth to his step.

16 A wise man suspects danger and cautiously avoids evil, but the fool bears himself insolently and is confident.

The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.

17 H e who foams up quickly and flies into a passion deals foolishly, and a man of wicked plots and plans is hated.

Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked devices is hated.

18 T he simple acquire folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned knowledge.

19 T he evil men bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

The evil have bowed down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

20 T he poor is hated even by his own neighbor, but the rich has many friends.

Even of his neighbour is the poor hated, And those loving the rich many.

21 H e who despises his neighbor sins, but happy (blessed and fortunate) is he who is kind and merciful to the poor.

Whoso is despising his neighbour sinneth, Whoso is favouring the humble, O his happiness.

22 D o they not err who devise evil and wander from the way of life? But loving-kindness and mercy, loyalty and faithfulness, shall be to those who devise good.

Do not they err who are devising evil? And kindness and truth to those devising good,

23 I n all labor there is profit, but idle talk leads only to poverty.

In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips only to want.

24 T he crown of the wise is their wealth of Wisdom, but the foolishness of fools is folly.

The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools folly.

25 A truthful witness saves lives, but a deceitful witness speaks lies.

A true witness is delivering souls, And a deceitful one breatheth out lies.

26 I n the reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord there is strong confidence, and His children shall always have a place of refuge.

In the fear of Jehovah strong confidence, And to His sons there is a refuge.

27 R everent and worshipful fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, that one may avoid the snares of death.

The fear of Jehovah a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.

28 I n a multitude of people is the king’s glory, but in a lack of people is the prince’s ruin.

In the multitude of a people the honour of a king, And in lack of people the ruin of a prince.

29 H e who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who is hasty of spirit exposes and exalts his folly.

Whoso is slow to anger of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.

30 A calm and undisturbed mind and heart are the life and health of the body, but envy, jealousy, and wrath are like rottenness of the bones.

A healed heart life to the flesh, And rottenness to the bones envy.

31 H e who oppresses the poor reproaches, mocks, and insults his Maker, but he who is kind and merciful to the needy honors Him.

An oppressor of the poor reproacheth his Maker, And whoso is honouring Him Is favouring the needy.

32 T he wicked is overthrown through his wrongdoing and calamity, but the righteous has hope and confidence even in death.

In his wickedness is the wicked driven away, And trustful in his death the righteous.

33 W isdom rests in the mind and heart of him who has understanding, but that which is in the inward part of fools is made known.

In the heart of the intelligent wisdom doth rest. And in the midst of fools it is known.

34 U prightness and right standing with God (moral and spiritual rectitude in every area and relation) elevate a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.

Righteousness exalteth a nation, And the goodliness of peoples a sin-offering.

35 T he king’s favor is toward a wise and discreet servant, but his wrath is against him who does shamefully.

The favour of a king to a wise servant, And an object of his wrath is one causing shame!