Proverbs 2:21
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 2:21
Lexham English Bible
21 For those who are upright will dwell in the land,[a]
and those who are blameless[b] will remain in it.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 2:21 Or “earth”
- Proverbs 2:21 Or “innocent”
Proverbs 3:32
Legacy Standard Bible
32 For the (A)devious one is an abomination to Yahweh;
But His (B)secret council is with the upright.
Proverbs 3:32
Lexham English Bible
32 for he who is perverse is an abomination of Yahweh,
but those who are upright are his confidence.
Proverbs 11:3
Legacy Standard Bible
3 The (A)integrity of the upright will lead them,
But the (B)crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.
Proverbs 11:3
Lexham English Bible
3 The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
Proverbs 11:6
Legacy Standard Bible
6 The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
But the treacherous will (A)be captured by their own desire.
Proverbs 11:6
Lexham English Bible
6 The righteousness of the upright will save them,
but by a scheme the treacherous will be taken captive.
Proverbs 11:11
Legacy Standard Bible
11 By the blessing of the upright a city is raised up,
But by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
Proverbs 11:11
Lexham English Bible
11 By the blessing of the upright, a city will be exalted,
but by the mouth of the wicked, it will be overthrown.
Proverbs 14:9
Legacy Standard Bible
9 Ignorant fools scoff at guilt,
But (A)among the upright there is favor.
Proverbs 14:9
Lexham English Bible
9 Fools mock[a] the guilt offering,
but among the upright, it is favorable.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:9 Hebrew “he mocks”
Proverbs 14:11
Legacy Standard Bible
11 The (A)house of the wicked will be destroyed,
But the tent of the upright will flourish.
Proverbs 14:11
Lexham English Bible
11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
but the tent of the upright will flourish.
Proverbs 15:8
Legacy Standard Bible
8 The (A)sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh,
But (B)the prayer of the upright is His delight.
Proverbs 15:8
Lexham English Bible
8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination of Yahweh,
but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
Proverbs 15:19
Legacy Standard Bible
19 The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns,
But the path of the upright is a highway.
Proverbs 15:19
Lexham English Bible
19 The way of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns,[a]
but the path of the upright is a highway.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:19 Hebrew “thorn”
Proverbs 16:17
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:17 Or life
Proverbs 16:17
Lexham English Bible
17 The highway of the upright, it turns from evil,
he who guards himself[a] keeps his way.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:17 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
Proverbs 21:18
Legacy Standard Bible
18 The wicked is a (A)ransom for the righteous,
And the (B)treacherous is in the place of the upright.
Proverbs 21:18
Lexham English Bible
18 A ransom for the righteous is the wicked,
and the faithless instead of the upright.
Proverbs 21:29
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:29 Lit makes firm with his face
Proverbs 21:29
Lexham English Bible
29 A wicked man is strong in his countenance,[a]
but the upright will appoint his paths.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:29 Literally “his face”
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