Proverbs 12:24
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:24 Lit slackness
Proverbs 12:24
American Standard Version
24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule;
But [a]the slothful shall be put under taskwork.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:24 Hebrew slothfulness.
Proverbs 17:10-11
Legacy Standard Bible
10 A rebuke goes deeper into one who understands
Than a hundred blows into a fool.
11 A rebellious man seeks only evil,
So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
Proverbs 17:10-11
American Standard Version
10 A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding
Than a hundred stripes into a fool.
11 [a]An evil man seeketh only rebellion;
Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:11 Or, A rebellious man (Hebrew Rebellion) seeketh only evil
Proverbs 20:6
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 20:6
American Standard Version
6 [a]Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness;
But a faithful man who can find?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:6 Or, Many a man will meet one that is kind to him
Proverbs 20:8
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:8 Or Sifts
Proverbs 20:8
American Standard Version
8 A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment
[a]Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:8 Or, Winnoweth
Proverbs 20:30
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:30 Lit chambers of the stomach
Proverbs 20:30
American Standard Version
30 Stripes that wound cleanse away evil;
And strokes reach the innermost parts.
Proverbs 22:11
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 22:11
American Standard Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:11 Another reading is, the pure of heart.
- Proverbs 22:11 Or, Hath grace in his lips. Or, That hath grace in his lips
Proverbs 25:2
Legacy Standard Bible
2 It is the glory of God to (A)conceal a matter,
But the glory of (B)kings is to search out a matter.
Proverbs 25:2
American Standard Version
2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing;
But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
Proverbs 25:5
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 25:5
American Standard Version
5 Take away the wicked from before the king,
And his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Proverbs 28:21
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:21 Lit regard the face
Proverbs 28:21
American Standard Version
21 To have respect of persons is not good;
[a]Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:21 Or, For for a piece of bread a man will transgress
Proverbs 29:12
Legacy Standard Bible
12 If a (A)ruler pays attention to a lying word,
All his ministers become wicked.
Proverbs 29:12
American Standard Version
12 If a ruler hearkeneth to falsehood,
All his servants are wicked.
Proverbs 29:19
Legacy Standard Bible
19 A slave will not be corrected by words alone;
For though he understands, there will be no answer.
Proverbs 29:19
American Standard Version
19 A servant will not be corrected by words;
For though he understand, he will not [a]give heed.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:19 Hebrew answer.
Proverbs 29:21
Legacy Standard Bible
21 He who pampers his slave from childhood
Will in the end find him to be [a]arrogant.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:21 Or a son
Proverbs 29:21
American Standard Version
21 He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child
Shall have him become [a]a son at the last.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:21 The meaning of the word is doubtful.
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