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19 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
    than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

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The Fear of the Lord Leads to Life

19 Better (A)is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than one who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

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19 Better the poor whose walk is blameless
    than a fool whose lips are perverse.(A)

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Saying Fourteen

15 My son, if your heart is wise,
    my heart will rejoice—even mine.
16 Yes, my inmost being will rejoice
    when your lips speak right things.

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15 My son, if your heart is wise,
My heart will rejoice—indeed, I myself;
16 Yes, my [a]inmost being will rejoice
When your lips speak right things.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 23:16 Lit. kidneys

Saying 14

15 My son, if your heart is wise,
    then my heart will be glad indeed;
16 my inmost being will rejoice
    when your lips speak what is right.(A)

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Saying Twenty

24 Do not be envious against evil men,
    nor desire to be with them;
for their heart studies destruction,
    and their lips talk of mischief.

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Do Not Envy Evil Men

24 Do not be (A)envious of evil men,
Nor desire to be with them;
For their heart devises violence,
And their lips talk of troublemaking.

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Saying 20

24 Do not envy(A) the wicked,
    do not desire their company;
for their hearts plot violence,(B)
    and their lips talk about making trouble.(C)

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The legs of the lame are not equal;
    so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

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Like the legs of the lame that hang limp
Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

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Like the useless legs of one who is lame
    is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.(A)

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