20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,

but the heart of the wicked is of little value.

21 The lips of the righteous nourish many,

but fools die for lack of sense.

22 The blessing of the Lord brings wealth,

without painful toil for it.

20 The tongue of the just is as choice silver:

The heart of the wicked is little worth.

21 The lips of the righteous feed many:

But fools die for want of wisdom.

22 The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich,

And he addeth no sorrow with it.

20 The words of the godly are like sterling silver;

the heart of a fool is worthless.

21 The words of the godly encourage many,

but fools are destroyed by their lack of common sense.

22 The blessing of the Lord makes a person rich,

and he adds no sorrow with it.

20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;

The heart of the wicked is worth little.

21 The lips of the righteous feed many,

But fools die for lack of wisdom.

22 The blessing of the Lord makes one rich,

And He adds no sorrow with it.

20 The words of a good person are like pure silver,

but an evil person’s thoughts are worth very little.

21 Good people’s words will help many others,

but fools will die because they don’t have wisdom.

22 The Lord’s blessing brings wealth,

and no sorrow comes with it.

20 The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver:

The heart of the wicked is little worth.

21 The lips of the righteous feed many;

But the foolish die for lack of understanding.

22 The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich;

And he addeth no sorrow therewith.

20 The tongue of the righteous man is as choice silver; the heart of the wicked is little worth. 21 The lips of a righteous man feed many; but fools die for want of understanding.

22 The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow to it.

20 The tongue of a righteous person is pure silver. 

The hearts of wicked people are worthless. 

21 The lips of a righteous person feed many, 

but stubborn fools die because they have no sense. 

22 It is the Lord’s blessing that makes a person rich, 

and hard work adds nothing to it. 

20 The tongue of the righteous is pure silver;

the heart of the wicked is of little value.

21 The lips of the righteous feed many,

but fools die for lack of sense.

22 The Lord’s blessing enriches,

and struggle adds nothing to it.

20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;

the mind of the wicked is of little worth.

21 The lips of the righteous feed many,

but fools die for lack of sense.

22 The blessing of the Lord makes rich,

and he adds no sorrow with it.

20 Choice silver is a tongue of righteousness,

a heart of wickedness is of little worth.

21 Lips of righteousness feed many,

but fools die for lack of sense.

22 The blessing of Yahweh makes one rich,

and he does not increase sorrow with it.

20 The tongues of those who do right are like fine silver.

But the hearts of those who do wrong aren’t worth very much.

21 The words of those who do right benefit many people.

But those who are foolish die because they have no sense.

22 The blessing of the Lord brings wealth.

Trouble doesn’t come with it.

20 The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver,

The heart of the wicked is worth little.

21 The lips of the righteous feed many,

But fools die for lack of understanding.

22 It is the blessing of the Lord that makes rich,

And He adds no sorrow to it.