Proverbs 10:2-3
Modern English Version
2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,
but righteousness delivers from death.
3 The Lord will not allow the soul of the righteous to famish,
but He casts away the desire of the wicked.
Proverbs 10:2-3
American Standard Version
2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing;
But righteousness delivereth from death.
3 Jehovah will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish;
But he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.
Proverbs 10:2-3
New International Version
Proverbs 10:9
Modern English Version
9 He who walks uprightly walks surely,
but he who perverts his ways will be known.
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 10:16
Modern English Version
16 The labor of the righteous tends to life,
the fruit of the wicked to sin.
Proverbs 10:16
American Standard Version
16 The labor of the righteous tendeth to life;
The increase of the wicked, to sin.
Proverbs 10:16
New International Version
Proverbs 10:24-25
Modern English Version
24 The fear of the wicked will come upon him,
but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25 As the whirlwind passes, so is the wicked no more,
but the righteous has an everlasting foundation.
Proverbs 10:24-25
American Standard Version
24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him;
And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
25 [a]When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more;
But the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:25 Or, As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more
Proverbs 10:27-30
Modern English Version
27 The fear of the Lord prolongs days,
but the years of the wicked will be shortened.
28 The hope of the righteous will be gladness,
but the expectation of the wicked will perish.
29 The way of the Lord is strength to the upright,
but destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.
30 The righteous will never be removed,
but the wicked will not inhabit the earth.
Proverbs 10:27-30
American Standard Version
27 The fear of Jehovah [a]prolongeth days;
But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness;
But the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
29 The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright;
But [b]it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
30 The righteous shall never be removed;
But the wicked shall not dwell in the [c]land.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:27 Hebrew addeth.
- Proverbs 10:29 Or, destruction shall be to etc.
- Proverbs 10:30 Or, earth
Proverbs 10:27-30
New International Version
28 The prospect of the righteous is joy,
but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.(C)
29 The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless,
but it is the ruin of those who do evil.(D)
30 The righteous will never be uprooted,
but the wicked will not remain in the land.(E)
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