23:3 |
tNIV | Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive. | Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive. Saying 8 | Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive. Saying 8 |
23:4 |
tNIV | Do not wear yourself out to get rich; have the wisdom to show restraint. | Do not wear yourself out to get rich; have the wisdom to show restraint do not trust your own cleverness. | Do not wear yourself out to get rich; have the wisdom to show restraint do not trust your own cleverness. |
23:5 |
tNIV | Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle. | Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle. Saying 9 | Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle. Saying 9 |
23:6 |
tNIV | Do not eat the food of a stingy man, do not crave his delicacies; | Do not eat the food of a stingy man begrudging host, do not crave his delicacies; | Do not eat the food of a stingy man begrudging host, do not crave his delicacies; |
23:7 |
tNIV | for he is the kind of man who is always thinking about the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you. | for he is the kind of man person who is always thinking about the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you. | for he is the kind of man person who is always thinking about the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you. |
23:8 |
tNIV | You will vomit up the little you have eaten and will have wasted your compliments. | You will vomit up the little you have eaten and will have wasted your compliments. Saying 10 | You will vomit up the little you have eaten and will have wasted your compliments. Saying 10 |
23:9 |
tNIV | Do not speak to a fool, for he will scorn the wisdom of your words. | Do not speak to a fool fools, for he they will scorn the wisdom of your prudent words. Saying 11 | Do not speak to a fool fools, for he they will scorn the wisdom of your prudent words. Saying 11 |
23:11 |
tNIV | for their Defender is strong; he will take up their case against you. | for their Defender is strong; he will take up their case against you. Saying 12 | for their Defender is strong; he will take up their case against you. Saying 12 |
23:12 |
tNIV | Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge. | Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge. Saying 13 | Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge. Saying 13 |
23:13 |
NIV2011 | Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish him with the rod, he will not die. | Do not withhold discipline from a child children; if you punish him them with the rod, he they will not die. | Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish him them with the rod, he they will not die. |
23:14 |
tNIV | Punish him with the rod and save his soul from death. | Punish him them with the rod and save his soul them from death. Saying 14 | Punish him them with the rod and save his soul them from death. Saying 14 |
23:15 |
tNIV | My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad; | My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad indeed; | My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad indeed; |
23:16 |
tNIV | my inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right. | my inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right. Saying 15 | my inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right. Saying 15 |
23:18 |
tNIV | There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off. | There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off. Saying 16 | There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off. Saying 16 |
23:19 |
tNIV | Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path. | Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep set your heart on the right path.: | Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep set your heart on the right path.: |
23:21 |
tNIV | for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags. | for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags. Saying 17 | for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags. Saying 17 |
23:23 |
tNIV | Buy the truth and do not sell it; get wisdom, discipline and understanding. | Buy the truth and do not sell it; — get wisdom, discipline instruction and understanding insight as well. | Buy the truth and do not sell it; — get wisdom, discipline instruction and understanding insight as well. |
23:24 |
tNIV | The father of a righteous man has great joy; he who has a wise son delights in him. | The father of a righteous man child has great joy; he a man who has fathers a wise son delights rejoices in him. | The father of a righteous man child has great joy; he a man who has fathers a wise son delights rejoices in him. |
23:25 |
tNIV | May your father and mother be glad; may she who gave you birth rejoice! | May your father and mother be glad rejoice; may she who gave you birth rejoice be joyful ! Saying 18 | May your father and mother be glad rejoice; may she who gave you birth rejoice be joyful ! Saying 18 |
23:26 |
tNIV | My son, give me your heart and let your eyes keep to my ways, | My son, give me your heart and let your eyes keep to delight in my ways, | My son, give me your heart and let your eyes keep to delight in my ways, |
23:27 |
NIV2011 | for a prostitute is a deep pit and a wayward wife is a narrow well. | for a prostitute an adulterous woman is a deep pit and a wayward wife is a narrow well. | for a prostitute an adulterous woman is a deep pit, and a wayward wife is a narrow well. |
23:28 |
NIV2011 | Like a bandit she lies in wait, and multiplies the unfaithful among men. | Like a bandit she lies in wait, and multiplies the unfaithful among men. Saying 19 | Like a bandit she lies in wait, and multiplies the unfaithful among men. Saying 19 |
23:33 |
NIV2011 | Your eyes will see strange sights and your mind imagine confusing things. | Your eyes will see strange sights and your mind imagine confusing things. | Your eyes will see strange sights, and your mind will imagine confusing things. |