Proverbs 1:10
Lexham English Bible
10 My child, if sinners entice you, do not consent.
Proverbs 1:10
New International Version
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
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 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
New International Version
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
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 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
New International Version
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
New International Version
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
New International Version
Proverbs 15:3
Lexham English Bible
3 In every place, the eyes of Yahweh
keep watch over the evil and the good.
Proverbs 15:3
New International Version
Proverbs 16:6
Lexham English Bible
6 By loyalty and faithfulness, iniquity will be covered over,[a]
and by fear of Yahweh one turns[b] from evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:6 Or “atoned for”
- Proverbs 16:6 Literally “turning”
Proverbs 16:6
New International Version
Proverbs 16:17
Lexham English Bible
17 The highway of the upright, it turns from evil,
he who guards himself[a] keeps his way.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:17 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
Proverbs 16:17
New International Version
17 The highway of the upright avoids evil;
those who guard their ways preserve their lives.(A)
Proverbs 19:21
Lexham English Bible
21 Many plans are in the heart[a] of a man,
but the purpose of Yahweh will be established.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:21 Or “mind”
Proverbs 19:21
New International Version
21 Many are the plans in a person’s heart,
but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.(A)
Proverbs 21:15
Lexham English Bible
15 It is a joy to the righteous to do justice,
but dismay to those who do evil.
Proverbs 21:15
New International Version
15 When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous
but terror to evildoers.(A)
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