Proverbs 1:10
Lexham English Bible
10 My child, if sinners entice you, do not consent.
Proverbs 1:10
American Standard Version
10 My son, if sinners entice thee,
Consent thou not.
Proverbs 1:10
New International Version
Proverbs 1:10
King James Version
10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
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Proverbs 4:23-27
Lexham English Bible
23 With all vigilance, keep your heart,
for from it comes the source[a] of life.
24 Remove from yourself deceitful speech,[b]
and abolish devious talk[c] from yourself.
25 May your eyes look forward[d]
and your gaze be straight before you.
26 May the path of your foot be balanced
and all your ways be sure.
27 Do not swerve right or left;
remove your foot from evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:23 Or “extremity”
- Proverbs 4:24 Literally “crookedness of mouth”
- Proverbs 4:24 Literally “deviousness of lips”
- Proverbs 4:25 Or “opposite”
Proverbs 4:23-27
American Standard Version
23 Keep thy heart [a]with all diligence;
For out of it are the issues of life.
24 Put away from thee a wayward mouth,
And perverse lips put far from thee.
25 Let thine eyes look right on,
And let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
26 [b]Make level the path of thy feet,
And let all thy ways be [c]established.
27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left:
Remove thy foot from evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:23 Or, above all that thou guardest
- Proverbs 4:26 Or, Weigh carefully
- Proverbs 4:26 Or, ordered aright
Proverbs 4:23-27
New International Version
23 Above all else, guard(A) your heart,
for everything you do flows from it.(B)
24 Keep your mouth free of perversity;
keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
25 Let your eyes(C) look straight ahead;
fix your gaze directly before you.
26 Give careful thought to the[a] paths for your feet(D)
and be steadfast in all your ways.
27 Do not turn to the right or the left;(E)
keep your foot from evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:26 Or Make level
Proverbs 4:23-27
King James Version
23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
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Proverbs 10:9
Lexham English Bible
9 Whoever walks in integrity[a] will walk securely,
but whoever follows perversity, his ways will be made known.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:9 Hebrew “in the integrity”
Proverbs 10:9
American Standard Version
9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely;
But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
Proverbs 10:9
New International Version
Proverbs 10:9
King James Version
9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
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Proverbs 11:5-6
Lexham English Bible
5 The righteousness of the blameless will keep his ways straight,
but the wicked will fall by his wickedness.
6 The righteousness of the upright will save them,
but by a scheme the treacherous will be taken captive.
Proverbs 11:5-6
American Standard Version
5 The righteousness of the perfect shall [a]direct his way;
But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them;
But the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:5 Or, make straight (or, plain)
Proverbs 11:5-6
New International Version
5 The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight,(A)
but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.(B)
6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.(C)
Proverbs 11:5-6
King James Version
5 The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.
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Proverbs 14:12
Lexham English Bible
12 There is a way that seems upright to[a] a man,
but its end is the way of death.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:12 Literally “to the face of”
Proverbs 14:12
American Standard Version
12 There is a way which [a]seemeth right unto a man;
But the end thereof are the ways of death.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:12 Or, is straight before
Proverbs 14:12
New International Version
Proverbs 14:12
King James Version
12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
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Proverbs 14:16
Lexham English Bible
16 The wise is cautious and turns from evil,
but the fool throws off restraint and is confident.
Proverbs 14:16
American Standard Version
16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil;
But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.
Proverbs 14:16
New International Version
Proverbs 14:16
King James Version
16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
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Proverbs 14:22
Lexham English Bible
22 Have they not erred, those who plan evil?
But loyalty and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.
Proverbs 14:22
American Standard Version
22 [a]Do they not err that devise evil?
But mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:22 Or, Shall they not go astray
Proverbs 14:22
New International Version
Proverbs 14:22
King James Version
22 Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
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