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17 On the other hand, don’t be too wicked either. Don’t be a fool! Why die before your time?

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17 Do not be overwicked,
    and do not be a fool—
    why die before your time?(A)

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27 Fear of the Lord lengthens one’s life,
    but the years of the wicked are cut short.

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27 The fear of the Lord adds length to life,(A)
    but the years of the wicked are cut short.(B)

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23 Instantly, an angel of the Lord struck Herod with a sickness, because he accepted the people’s worship instead of giving the glory to God. So he was consumed with worms and died.

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23 Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel(A) of the Lord struck him down,(B) and he was eaten by worms and died.

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23 But you, O God, will send the wicked
    down to the pit of destruction.
Murderers and liars will die young,
    but I am trusting you to save me.

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23 But you, God, will bring down the wicked
    into the pit(A) of decay;
the bloodthirsty and deceitful(B)
    will not live out half their days.(C)

But as for me, I trust in you.(D)

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16 They were snatched away in the prime of life,
    the foundations of their lives washed away.

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16 They were carried off before their time,(A)
    their foundations(B) washed away by a flood.(C)

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10 Instantly, she fell to the floor and died. When the young men came in and saw that she was dead, they carried her out and buried her beside her husband.

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10 At that moment she fell down at his feet and died.(A) Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband.(B)

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As soon as Ananias heard these words, he fell to the floor and died. Everyone who heard about it was terrified.

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When Ananias heard this, he fell down and died.(A) And great fear(B) seized all who heard what had happened.

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32 They will be cut down in the prime of life;
    their branches will never again be green.
33 They will be like a vine whose grapes are harvested too early,
    like an olive tree that loses its blossoms before the fruit can form.

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32 Before his time(A) he will wither,(B)
    and his branches will not flourish.(C)
33 He will be like a vine stripped of its unripe grapes,(D)
    like an olive tree shedding its blossoms.(E)

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But Er was a wicked man in the Lord’s sight, so the Lord took his life. Then Judah said to Er’s brother Onan, “Go and marry Tamar, as our law requires of the brother of a man who has died. You must produce an heir for your brother.”

But Onan was not willing to have a child who would not be his own heir. So whenever he had intercourse with his brother’s wife, he spilled the semen on the ground. This prevented her from having a child who would belong to his brother. 10 But the Lord considered it evil for Onan to deny a child to his dead brother. So the Lord took Onan’s life, too.

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But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the Lord’s sight;(A) so the Lord put him to death.(B)

Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife and fulfill your duty to her as a brother-in-law to raise up offspring for your brother.”(C) But Onan knew that the child would not be his; so whenever he slept with his brother’s wife, he spilled his semen on the ground to keep from providing offspring for his brother. 10 What he did was wicked in the Lord’s sight; so the Lord put him to death also.(D)

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38 About ten days later, the Lord struck him, and he died.

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38 About ten days later, the Lord struck(A) Nabal and he died.

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21 So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to save your souls.

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21 Therefore, get rid of(A) all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you,(B) which can save you.

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20 “Then you took your sons and daughters—the children you had borne to me—and sacrificed them to your gods. Was your prostitution not enough?

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20 “‘And you took your sons and daughters(A) whom you bore to me(B) and sacrificed them as food to the idols. Was your prostitution not enough?(C)

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17 “Have you seen this, son of man?” he asked. “Is it nothing to the people of Judah that they commit these detestable sins, leading the whole nation into violence, thumbing their noses at me, and provoking my anger?

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17 He said to me, “Have you seen this, son of man? Is it a trivial matter for the people of Judah to do the detestable things(A) they are doing here? Must they also fill the land with violence(B) and continually arouse my anger?(C) Look at them putting the branch to their nose!

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