Proverbs 1:10
World English Bible
10 My son, if sinners entice you,
don’t consent.
Proverbs 1:10
New Living Translation
10 My child, if sinners entice you,
turn your back on them!
Proverbs 4:23-27
World English Bible
23 Keep your heart with all diligence,
for out of it is the wellspring of life.
24 Put away from yourself a perverse mouth.
Put corrupt lips far from you.
25 Let your eyes look straight ahead.
Fix your gaze directly before you.
26 Make the path of your feet level.
Let all of your ways be established.
27 Don’t turn to the right hand nor to the left.
Remove your foot from evil.
Proverbs 4:23-27
New Living Translation
23 Guard your heart above all else,
for it determines the course of your life.
24 Avoid all perverse talk;
stay away from corrupt speech.
25 Look straight ahead,
and fix your eyes on what lies before you.
26 Mark out a straight path for your feet;
stay on the safe path.
27 Don’t get sidetracked;
keep your feet from following evil.
Proverbs 10:9
World English Bible
9 He who walks blamelessly walks surely,
but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
Proverbs 10:9
New Living Translation
9 People with integrity walk safely,
but those who follow crooked paths will be exposed.
Proverbs 11:5-6
World English Bible
5 The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way,
but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them,
but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.
Proverbs 11:5-6
New Living Translation
5 The godly are directed by honesty;
the wicked fall beneath their load of sin.
6 The godliness of good people rescues them;
the ambition of treacherous people traps them.
Proverbs 14:12
World English Bible
12 There is a way which seems right to a man,
but in the end it leads to death.
Proverbs 14:12
New Living Translation
12 There is a path before each person that seems right,
but it ends in death.
Proverbs 14:16
World English Bible
16 A wise man fears and shuns evil,
but the fool is hot headed and reckless.
Proverbs 14:16
New Living Translation
16 The wise are cautious[a] and avoid danger;
fools plunge ahead with reckless confidence.
Footnotes
- 14:16 Hebrew The wise fear.
Proverbs 14:22
World English Bible
22 Don’t they go astray who plot evil?
But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.
Proverbs 14:22
New Living Translation
22 If you plan to do evil, you will be lost;
if you plan to do good, you will receive unfailing love and faithfulness.
Proverbs 15:3
World English Bible
3 Yahweh’s eyes are everywhere,
keeping watch on the evil and the good.
Proverbs 15:3
New Living Translation
3 The Lord is watching everywhere,
keeping his eye on both the evil and the good.
Proverbs 16:6
World English Bible
6 By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for.
By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil.
Proverbs 16:6
New Living Translation
6 Unfailing love and faithfulness make atonement for sin.
By fearing the Lord, people avoid evil.
Proverbs 16:17
World English Bible
17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil.
He who keeps his way preserves his soul.
Proverbs 16:17
New Living Translation
17 The path of the virtuous leads away from evil;
whoever follows that path is safe.
Proverbs 19:21
World English Bible
21 There are many plans in a man’s heart,
but Yahweh’s counsel will prevail.
Proverbs 19:21
New Living Translation
21 You can make many plans,
but the Lord’s purpose will prevail.
Proverbs 21:15
World English Bible
15 It is joy to the righteous to do justice;
but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
Proverbs 21:15
New Living Translation
15 Justice is a joy to the godly,
but it terrifies evildoers.
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