Proverbs 11:16-17
English Standard Version
16 (A)A gracious woman gets honor,
and (B)violent men get riches.
17 (C)A man who is kind benefits himself,
but a cruel man hurts himself.
Proverbs 11:16-17
Lexham English Bible
16 A woman of grace receives honor,
but the ruthless gets wealth.
17 A person of kindness rewards himself,[a]
but a cruel person harms his own flesh.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:17 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
Proverbs 11:16-17
New International Version
16 A kindhearted woman gains honor,(A)
but ruthless men gain only wealth.
17 Those who are kind benefit themselves,
but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.
Proverbs 12:10
English Standard Version
10 (A)Whoever is righteous has regard for the life of his beast,
but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.
Proverbs 12:10
Lexham English Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:10 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
- Proverbs 12:10 Hebrew “compassions”
Proverbs 12:10
New International Version
10 The righteous care for the needs of their animals,(A)
but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.
Proverbs 18:23
English Standard Version
23 The poor use entreaties,
but (A)the rich answer roughly.
Proverbs 18:23
Lexham English Bible
23 The poor may speak entreaties,
but the rich will answer roughly.
Proverbs 18:23
New International Version
23 The poor plead for mercy,
but the rich answer harshly.
Proverbs 19:17
English Standard Version
Proverbs 19:17
Lexham English Bible
17 He who lends to Yahweh is he who is kind to the poor,
and his benefits he will repay to him.
Proverbs 19:17
New International Version
Proverbs 21:10
English Standard Version
10 The soul of the wicked desires evil;
his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.
Proverbs 21:10
Lexham English Bible
10 The soul[a] of the wicked desires evil;
his neighbor will not find mercy in his eyes.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:10 Or “soul, life, throat”
Proverbs 21:10
New International Version
10 The wicked crave evil;
their neighbors get no mercy from them.
Proverbs 28:13
English Standard Version
13 Whoever (A)conceals his transgressions will not prosper,
but he who (B)confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
Proverbs 28:13
Lexham English Bible
13 He who conceals his transgression will not prosper,
but he who confesses and forsakes will obtain mercy.
Proverbs 28:13
New International Version
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