Proverbs 21:8
New Living Translation
8 The guilty walk a crooked path;
the innocent travel a straight road.
Proverbs 21:8
English Standard Version
8 The way of the guilty (A)is crooked,
but the conduct of the pure is upright.
Proverbs 21:12
New Living Translation
12 The Righteous One[a] knows what is going on in the homes of the wicked;
he will bring disaster on them.
Footnotes
- 21:12 Or The righteous man.
Proverbs 21:12
English Standard Version
12 The Righteous One (A)observes the house of the wicked;
he throws the wicked down to ruin.
Proverbs 21:15
New Living Translation
15 Justice is a joy to the godly,
but it terrifies evildoers.
Proverbs 21:15
English Standard Version
15 When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous
(A)but terror to evildoers.
Proverbs 21:18
New Living Translation
18 The wicked are punished in place of the godly,
and traitors in place of the honest.
Proverbs 21:18
English Standard Version
Proverbs 21:21
New Living Translation
21 Whoever pursues righteousness and unfailing love
will find life, righteousness, and honor.
Proverbs 21:21
English Standard Version
Proverbs 21:29
New Living Translation
29 The wicked bluff their way through,
but the virtuous think before they act.
Proverbs 21:29
English Standard Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:29 Or establishes
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