Proverbs 2:22
The Voice
22 But not the wicked; they will be forced out and banned from this promised land,
and those who deal in deceit will be plucked up like weeds.
Proverbs 2:22
New International Version
Proverbs 4:14
The Voice
14 Do not start down the road of the wicked—
the first step is easy, but it leads to heartache—
do not go along the way of evildoers.
Proverbs 4:14
New International Version
14 Do not set foot on the path of the wicked
or walk in the way of evildoers.(A)
Proverbs 4:19
The Voice
19 Evildoers travel a dark road because they love to hide their deeds in darkness;
they can’t see the perils ahead that cause them to stumble.
Proverbs 4:19
New International Version
Proverbs 5:22
The Voice
22 The wicked will be snared by their own wrongdoing.
Their flaws will tie their own hands, and they will be dragged through life by the cords of their sins.
Proverbs 5:22
New International Version
Proverbs 6:12
The Voice
Laziness is not just a bad habit; it’s a threat—a clear and present danger. Since the beginning, God has made us in His image to create and tend His good creation. In other words, God has made us to work. It is in our spiritual DNA. We must do it in order to be who God made us and to fight off the threats of poverty and want. God has also created the Sabbath as a space for us to rest, of course, just as He rested on the seventh day.
12 Someone who struts around taking advantage of unsuspecting souls
and deceiving others is to be avoided.
Proverbs 6:12
New International Version
12 A troublemaker and a villain,
who goes about with a corrupt mouth,
Proverbs 10:6
The Voice
6 Blessings come to those who do what is right,
but words spoken by the wicked cover up violent schemes.
Proverbs 10:6
New International Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:6 Or righteous, / but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence
Proverbs 10:11
The Voice
11 The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life,
but words spoken by the wicked cover up violent schemes.
Proverbs 10:11
New International Version
Proverbs 10:16
The Voice
16 The reward of those who do right is a satisfied life,
but the profits gained by those who do wrong is used to sin.
Proverbs 10:16
New International Version
Proverbs 10:20
The Voice
20 The speech of those who do right is of greater value than the finest silver,
but the thoughts of wrongdoers are worthless.
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 10:24
The Voice
24 Whatever wrongdoers fear the most will happen to them,
but those who do right will receive what they long for.
Proverbs 10:24
New International Version
Proverbs 10:25
The Voice
25 After the storm passes, the wrongdoers are blown away,
but those who do right are safe and sound on their firm foundations forever.
Proverbs 10:25
New International Version
Proverbs 10:27
The Voice
27 Reverence for the Eternal makes for a long and peaceful life,
but a wrongdoer will have years taken away.
Proverbs 10:27
New International Version
Proverbs 10:28
The Voice
28 The hope of those who do right is joy and celebration,
but the only prospect for those who do wrong is futility.
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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