Proverbs 12:2-3
New Living Translation
2 The Lord approves of those who are good,
but he condemns those who plan wickedness.
3 Wickedness never brings stability,
but the godly have deep roots.
Proverbs 12:2-3
New International Version
3 No one can be established through wickedness,
but the righteous cannot be uprooted.(C)
Proverbs 12:5
New Living Translation
5 The plans of the godly are just;
the advice of the wicked is treacherous.
Proverbs 12:5
New International Version
5 The plans of the righteous are just,
but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
Proverbs 12:7
New Living Translation
7 The wicked die and disappear,
but the family of the godly stands firm.
Proverbs 12:7
New International Version
Proverbs 12:10
New Living Translation
10 The godly care for their animals,
but the wicked are always cruel.
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 12:12-13
New Living Translation
12 Thieves are jealous of each other’s loot,
but the godly are well rooted and bear their own fruit.
13 The wicked are trapped by their own words,
but the godly escape such trouble.
Proverbs 12:12-13
New International Version
12 The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers,
but the root of the righteous endures.
Proverbs 12:21
New Living Translation
21 No harm comes to the godly,
but the wicked have their fill of trouble.
Proverbs 12:21
New International Version
21 No harm overtakes the righteous,(A)
but the wicked have their fill of trouble.
Proverbs 12:26
New Living Translation
26 The godly give good advice to their friends;[a]
the wicked lead them astray.
Footnotes
- 12:26 Or The godly are cautious in friendship; or The godly are freed from evil. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
Proverbs 12:26
New International Version
26 The righteous choose their friends carefully,
but the way of the wicked leads them astray.(A)
Proverbs 12:28
New Living Translation
28 The way of the godly leads to life;
that path does not lead to death.
Proverbs 12:28
New International Version
28 In the way of righteousness there is life;(A)
along that path is immortality.
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