| KJV | BBE | KRV |
| 1 Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands. | 1 Wisdom is building her house, but the foolish woman is pulling it down with her hands. | 1 무릇 지혜로운 여인은 그 집을 세우되 미련한 여인은 자기 손으로 그것을 허느니라 |
| 2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him. | 2 He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour. | 2 정직하게 행하는 자는 여호와를 경외하여도 패역하게 행하는 자는 여호와를 경멸히 여기느니라 |
| 3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them. | 3 In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe. | 3 미련한 자는 교만하여 입으로 매를 자청하고 지혜로운 자는 입술로 스스로 보전하느니라 |
| 4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox. | 4 Where there are no oxen, their food-place is clean; but much increase comes through the strength of the ox. | 4 소가 없으면 구유는 깨끗하려니와 소의 힘으로 얻는 것이 많으니라 |
| 5 A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies. | 5 A true witness does not say what is false, but a false witness is breathing out deceit. | 5 신실한 증인은 거짓말을 아니하여도 거짓 증인은 거짓말을 뱉느니라 |
| 6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth. | 6 The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man. | 6 거만한 자는 지혜를 구하여도 얻지 못하거니와 명철한 자는 지식 얻기가 쉬우니라 |
| 7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge. | 7 Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge. | 7 너는 미련한 자의 앞을 떠나라 그 입술에 지식 있음을 보지 못함이니라 |
| 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit. | 8 The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit. | 8 슬기로운 자의 지혜는 자기의 길을 아는 것이라도 미련한 자의 어리석음은 속이는 것이니라 |
| 9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour. | 9 In the tents of those hating authority there is error, but in the house of the upright man there is grace. | 9 미련한 자는 죄를 심상히 여겨도 정직한 자 중에는 은혜가 있느니라 |
| 10 The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy. | 10 No one has knowledge of a man's grief but himself; and a strange person has no part in his joy. | 10 마음의 고통은 자기가 알고 마음의 즐거움도 타인이 참여하지 못하느니라 |
| 11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. | 11 The house of the sinner will be overturned, but the tent of the upright man will do well. | 11 악한 자의 집은 망하겠고 정직한 자의 장막은 흥하리라 |
| 12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. | 12 There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death. | 12 어떤 길은 사람의 보기에 바르나 필경은 사망의 길이니라 |
| 13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness. | 13 Even while laughing the heart may be sad; and after joy comes sorrow. | 13 웃을 때에도 마음에 슬픔이 있고 즐거움의 끝에도 근심이 있느니라 |
| 14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself. | 14 He whose heart is turned away will have the reward of his ways in full measure; but a good man will have the reward of his doings. | 14 마음이 패려한 자는 자기 행위로 보응이 만족하겠고 선한 사람도 자기의 행위로 그러하리라 |
| 15 The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going. | 15 The simple man has faith in every word, but the man of good sense gives thought to his footsteps. | 15 어리석은 자는 온갖 말을 믿으나 슬기로운 자는 그 행동을 삼가느니라 |
| 16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident. | 16 The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger. | 16 지혜로운 자는 두려워하여 악을 떠나나 어리석은 자는 방자하여 스스로 믿느니라 |
| 17 He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated. | 17 He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet. | 17 노하기를 속히 하는 자는 어리석은 일을 행하고 악한 계교를 꾀하는 자는 미움을 받느니라 |
| 18 The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. | 18 Foolish behaviour is the heritage of the simple, but men of good sense are crowned with knowledge. | 18 어리석은 자는 어리석음으로 기업을 삼아도 슬기로운 자는 지식으로 면류관을 삼느니라 |
| 19 The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous. | 19 The knees of the evil are bent before the good; and sinners go down in the dust at the doors of the upright. | 19 악인은 선인 앞에 엎드리고 불의자는 의인의 문에 엎드리느니라 |
| 20 The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends. | 20 The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends. | 20 가난한 자는 그 이웃에게도 미움을 받게 되나 부요한 자는 친구가 많으니라 |
| 21 He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor ㆍ, happy is he. | 21 He who has no respect for his neighbour is a sinner, but he who has pity for the poor is happy. | 21 그 이웃을 업신여기는 자는 죄를 범하는 자요 빈곤한 자를 불쌍히 여기는 자는 복이 있는 자니라 |
| 22 Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good. | 22 Will not the designers of evil come into error? But mercy and good faith are for the designers of good. | 22 악을 도모하는 자는 그릇 가는 것이 아니냐 선을 도모하는 자에게는 인자와 진리가 있으리라 |
| 23 In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury. | 23 In all hard work there is profit, but talk only makes a man poor. | 23 모든 수고에는 이익이 있어도 입술의 말은 궁핍을 이룰 뿐이니라 |
| 24 The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly. | 24 Their wisdom is a crown to the wise, but their foolish behaviour is round the head of the unwise. | 24 지혜로운 자의 재물은 그의 면류관이요 미련한 자의 소유는 다만 그 미련한 것이니라 |
| 25 A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies. | 25 A true witness is the saviour of lives; but he who says false things is a cause of deceit. | 25 진실한 증인은 사람의 생명을 구원하여도 거짓말을 뱉는 사람은 속이느니라 |
| 26 In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge. | 26 For him in whose heart is the fear of the Lord there is strong hope: and his children will have a safe place. | 26 여호와를 경외하는 자에게는 견고한 의뢰가 있나니 그 자녀들에게 피난처가 있으리라 |
| 27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. | 27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, by which one may be turned from the nets of death. | 27 여호와를 경외하는 것은 생명의 샘이라 사망의 그물에서 벗어나게 하느니라 |
| 28 In the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince. | 28 A king's glory is in the number of his people: and for need of people a ruler may come to destruction. | 28 백성이 많은 것은 왕의 영광이요 백성이 적은 것은 주권자의 패망이니라 |
| 29 He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. | 29 He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish. | 29 노하기를 더디 하는 자는 크게 명철하여도 마음이 조급한 자는 어리석음을 나타내느니라 |
| 30 A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones. | 30 A quiet mind is the life of the body, but envy is a disease in the bones. | 30 마음의 화평은 육신의 생명이나 시기는 뼈의 썩음이니라 |
| 31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor. | 31 He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour. | 31 가난한 사람을 학대하는 자는 그를 지으신 이를 멸시하는 자요 궁핍한 사람을 불쌍히 여기는 자는 주를 존경하는 자니라 |
| 32 The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death. | 32 The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness. | 32 악인은 그 환난에 엎드러져도 의인은 그 죽음에도 소망이 있느니라 |
| 33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known. | 33 Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish. | 33 지혜는 명철한 자의 마음에 머물거니와 미련한 자의 속에 있는 것은 나타나느니라 |
| 34 Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people. | 34 By righteousness a nation is lifted up, but sin is a cause of shame to the peoples. | 34 의는 나라로 영화롭게 하고 죄는 백성을 욕되게 하느니라 |
| 35 The king's favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame. | 35 The king has pleasure in a servant who does wisely, but his wrath is against him who is a cause of shame. | 35 슬기롭게 행하는 신하는 왕의 은총을 입고 욕을 끼치는 신하는 그의 진노를 당하느니라 |