Proverbs 2:8-9
New Century Version
8 He makes sure that justice is done,
and he protects those who are loyal to him.
9 Then you will understand what is honest and fair
and what is the good and right thing to do.
Proverbs 2:8-9
New International Version
8 for he guards the course of the just
and protects the way of his faithful ones.(A)
9 Then you will understand(B) what is right and just
and fair—every good path.
Proverbs 2:8-9
King James Version
8 He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.
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Proverbs 8:20
New Century Version
20 I do what is right
and follow the path of justice.
Proverbs 8:20
New International Version
20 I walk in the way of righteousness,(A)
along the paths of justice,
Proverbs 8:20
King James Version
20 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
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Proverbs 12:5
New Century Version
5 The plans that good people make are fair,
but the advice of the wicked will trick you.
Proverbs 12:5
New International Version
5 The plans of the righteous are just,
but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
Proverbs 12:5
King James Version
5 The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
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Proverbs 13:23
New Century Version
23 A poor person’s field might produce plenty of food,
but others often steal it away.
Proverbs 13:23
New International Version
23 An unplowed field produces food for the poor,
but injustice sweeps it away.
Proverbs 13:23
King James Version
23 Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
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Proverbs 16:10-12
New Century Version
10 The words of a king are like a message from God,
so his decisions should be fair.
11 The Lord wants honest balances and scales;
all the weights are his work.
12 Kings hate those who do wrong,
because governments only continue if they are fair.
Proverbs 16:10-12
New International Version
10 The lips of a king speak as an oracle,
and his mouth does not betray justice.(A)
11 Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord;
all the weights in the bag are of his making.(B)
12 Kings detest wrongdoing,
for a throne is established through righteousness.(C)
Proverbs 16:10-12
King James Version
10 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
11 A just weight and balance are the Lord's: all the weights of the bag are his work.
12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
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Proverbs 17:15
New Century Version
15 The Lord hates both of these things:
freeing the guilty and punishing the innocent.
Proverbs 17:15
New International Version
Proverbs 17:15
King James Version
15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord.
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Proverbs 17:23
New Century Version
23 When the wicked accept money to do wrong
there can be no justice.
Proverbs 17:23
New International Version
Proverbs 17:23
King James Version
23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
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Proverbs 17:26
New Century Version
26 It is not good to punish the innocent
or to beat leaders for being honest.
Proverbs 17:26
New International Version
26 If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good,(A)
surely to flog honest officials is not right.
Proverbs 17:26
King James Version
26 Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
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Proverbs 18:5
New Century Version
5 It is not good to honor the wicked
or to be unfair to the innocent.
Proverbs 18:5
New International Version
Proverbs 18:5
King James Version
5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
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