Proverbs 2:20
Evangelical Heritage Version
Admonition to Live Righteously
20 This is how to walk in the way of good people,
how to stay on the paths of the righteous.
Proverbs 9:9
Evangelical Heritage Version
9 Give advice to a wise person, and he will become even wiser.
Teach a righteous person, and he will add to his learning.
Proverbs 10:6
Evangelical Heritage Version
Wise Words and Wise Ways
6 Blessings crown the head of a righteous person,
but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:6 Or the mouth of the wicked conceals violence
Proverbs 10:11
Evangelical Heritage Version
11 The mouth of a righteous person is a fountain of life,
but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:11 Or the mouth of the wicked conceals violence
Proverbs 10:16
Evangelical Heritage Version
16 The work of a righteous person leads to life.
The income of a wicked person leads to sin.
Proverbs 10:20
Evangelical Heritage Version
20 The tongue of a righteous person is fine silver.
The heart of a wicked person has little value.
Proverbs 10:21
Evangelical Heritage Version
21 The lips of a righteous person shepherd many,
but stubborn fools die for lack of sense.
Proverbs 10:24-25
Evangelical Heritage Version
Contrasts Between the Righteous and the Wicked
24 What the wicked person dreads will come upon him,
but the Lord will grant what the righteous desire.
25 When the storm has passed, the wicked person is no more,
but the righteous person has an everlasting foundation.
Proverbs 10:28
Evangelical Heritage Version
28 The confident hope of the righteous is joy,
but the ambitions of the wicked will perish.
Proverbs 10:30-32
Evangelical Heritage Version
30 A righteous person will never be toppled,[a]
but wicked people will not dwell on earth.
31 The mouth of a righteous person produces the fruit of wisdom,
but a perverse tongue will be cut off.
32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,[b]
but the mouth of the wicked produces depraved words.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:30 Or knocked off his foundation
- Proverbs 10:32 Or know what finds favor
Proverbs 11:8-10
Evangelical Heritage Version
8 A righteous person is rescued from trouble,
and a wicked person takes his place.
9 With his mouth the godless person destroys his neighbor,
but righteous people are rescued by knowledge.
10 When the righteous prosper, a city rejoices,
and when the wicked perish, there is a shout of joy.
Proverbs 11:23
Evangelical Heritage Version
23 The desire of the righteous leads only to good.
The hope of the wicked leads to fury.
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