Proverbs 11:28
New American Standard Bible
28 One who (A)trusts in his riches will fall,
But (B)the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.
Proverbs 11:28
New Living Translation
28 Trust in your money and down you go!
But the godly flourish like leaves in spring.
Proverbs 11:30-31
New American Standard Bible
30 The fruit of the righteous is (A)a tree of life,
And (B)one who is wise [a]gains souls.
31 If (C)the righteous will be repaid on the earth,
How much more the wicked and the sinner!
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:30 Lit takes
Proverbs 11:30-31
New Living Translation
30 The seeds of good deeds become a tree of life;
a wise person wins friends.[a]
31 If the righteous are rewarded here on earth,
what will happen to wicked sinners?[b]
Footnotes
- 11:30 Or and those who win souls are wise.
- 11:31 Greek version reads If the righteous are barely saved, / what will happen to godless sinners? Compare 1 Pet 4:18.
Proverbs 14:19
New American Standard Bible
19 The (A)evil will bow down before the good,
And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 14:19
New Living Translation
19 Evil people will bow before good people;
the wicked will bow at the gates of the godly.
Proverbs 14:32
New American Standard Bible
32 The wicked is (A)thrust down by his own wrongdoing,
But the (B)righteous has a refuge when he dies.
Proverbs 14:32
New Living Translation
32 The wicked are crushed by disaster,
but the godly have a refuge when they die.
Proverbs 15:6
New American Standard Bible
6 Great wealth is in the house of the (A)righteous,
But trouble is in the income of the wicked.
Proverbs 15:6
New Living Translation
6 There is treasure in the house of the godly,
but the earnings of the wicked bring trouble.
Proverbs 15:28-29
New American Standard Bible
28 The heart of the righteous (A)ponders how to answer,
But the (B)mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
29 The Lord is (C)far from the wicked,
But He (D)hears the prayer of the righteous.
Proverbs 15:28-29
New Living Translation
28 The heart of the godly thinks carefully before speaking;
the mouth of the wicked overflows with evil words.
29 The Lord is far from the wicked,
but he hears the prayers of the righteous.
Proverbs 18:10
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:10 Lit set on high
Proverbs 18:10
New Living Translation
10 The name of the Lord is a strong fortress;
the godly run to him and are safe.
Proverbs 21:15
New American Standard Bible
15 The exercise of justice is joy for the righteous,
But (A)terror to those who practice injustice.
Proverbs 21:15
New Living Translation
15 Justice is a joy to the godly,
but it terrifies evildoers.
Proverbs 21:18
New American Standard Bible
18 The wicked is a (A)ransom for the righteous,
And the (B)treacherous is in the place of the upright.
Proverbs 21:18
New Living Translation
18 The wicked are punished in place of the godly,
and traitors in place of the honest.
Proverbs 21:26
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:26 Lit desires desire
Proverbs 21:26
New Living Translation
26 Some people are always greedy for more,
but the godly love to give!
Proverbs 24:15-16
New American Standard Bible
15 (A)Do not lie in ambush, you wicked person, against the home of the righteous;
Do not destroy his resting place;
16 For a (B)righteous person falls seven times and rises again,
But the (C)wicked stumble in time of disaster.
Proverbs 24:15-16
New Living Translation
15 Don’t wait in ambush at the home of the godly,
and don’t raid the house where the godly live.
16 The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again.
But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked.
Proverbs 28:1
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 28:1
New Living Translation
28 The wicked run away when no one is chasing them,
but the godly are as bold as lions.
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