Proverbs 2:20
English Standard Version
20 So you will walk in the way of the good
and keep to the paths of the righteous.
Proverbs 2:20
International Standard Version
20 This is how you will walk in the way of good men
and will keep to the paths of the righteous.
Proverbs 2:20
New International Version
20 Thus you will walk in the ways of the good
and keep to the paths of the righteous.
Proverbs 9:9
English Standard Version
9 Give instruction[a] to a wise man, and he will be (A)still wiser;
teach a righteous man, and he will (B)increase in learning.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 9:9 Hebrew lacks instruction
Proverbs 9:9
International Standard Version
9 Counsel a wise man,
and he will be wiser still;
teach a righteous man,
and he will add to his learning.
Proverbs 9:9
New International Version
9 Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still;
teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.(A)
Proverbs 10:6
English Standard Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:6 Or but violence covers the mouth of the wicked; also verse 11
Proverbs 10:6
International Standard Version
The Righteous and Wicked Compared
6 Blessings come[a] upon the head of the righteous,
but the words[b] of the wicked conceal violence.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:6 The Heb. lacks come
- Proverbs 10:6 Lit. mouth
Proverbs 10:6
New International Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:6 Or righteous, / but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence
Proverbs 10:11
English Standard Version
11 (A)The mouth of the righteous is (B)a fountain of life,
but the mouth of the wicked (C)conceals violence.
Proverbs 10:11
International Standard Version
11 What the righteous say[a] is a flowing fountain,[b]
but what the wicked say[c] conceals violence.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:11 Lit. The mouth of the righteous
- Proverbs 10:11 Lit. a fountain of life
- Proverbs 10:11 Lit. but the mouth of the wicked
Proverbs 10:11
New International Version
Proverbs 10:16
English Standard Version
16 The wage of the righteous leads (A)to life,
the gain of the wicked to sin.
Proverbs 10:16
International Standard Version
16 Honorable wages lead[a] to life;
the salaries of the wicked, to retribution.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:16 The Heb. lacks lead
Proverbs 10:16
New International Version
Proverbs 10:20
English Standard Version
20 The tongue of the righteous is (A)choice silver;
the heart of the wicked is of little worth.
Proverbs 10:20
International Standard Version
20 What the righteous person says[a] is like precious silver;
the thoughts of the wicked are compared to small things.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:20 Lit. The tongue of the righteous
Proverbs 10:20
New International Version
20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,
but the heart of the wicked is of little value.
Proverbs 10:21
English Standard Version
21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for (A)lack of sense.
Proverbs 10:21
International Standard Version
21 What the righteous person says[a] nourishes many,
but fools die because they lack discerning[b] hearts.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:21 Lit. The lips of the righteous
- Proverbs 10:21 The Heb. lacks discerning
Proverbs 10:21
New International Version
21 The lips of the righteous nourish many,
but fools die for lack of sense.(A)
Proverbs 10:24-25
International Standard Version
24 What the wicked fears will come about,
but the longing of the righteous will be granted.
25 When the storm ends, the wicked vanish,[a]
but the righteous person is forever firm.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:25 Lit. wicked are no more
Proverbs 10:28
English Standard Version
Proverbs 10:28
International Standard Version
28 What the righteous hope for brings joy,
but the expectation of the wicked dies.
Proverbs 10:28
New International Version
28 The prospect of the righteous is joy,
but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.(A)
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