Proverbs 3:31-33
Holman Christian Standard Bible
31 Don’t envy a violent man(A)
or choose any of his ways;
32 for the devious are detestable to the Lord,
but He is a friend[a] to the upright.(B)
33 The Lord’s curse is on the household of the wicked,(C)
but He blesses the home of the righteous;
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:32 Or confidential counsel
Proverbs 4:14-19
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14 Don’t set foot on the path of the wicked;(A)
don’t proceed in the way of evil ones.
15 Avoid it; don’t travel on it.
Turn away from it, and pass it by.
16 For they can’t sleep
unless they have done what is evil;
they are robbed of sleep
unless they make someone stumble.(B)
17 They eat the bread of wickedness
and drink the wine of violence.
18 The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,(C)
shining brighter and brighter until midday.
19 But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom;(D)
they don’t know what makes them stumble.(E)
Proverbs 5:22-23
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22 A wicked man’s iniquities entrap him;(A)
he is entangled in the ropes of his own sin.(B)
23 He will die because there is no discipline,(C)
and be lost because of his great stupidity.
Proverbs 6:12-15
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The Malicious Man
12 A worthless person,(A) a wicked man
goes around speaking dishonestly,(B)
13 winking(C) his eyes, signaling with his feet,
and gesturing with his fingers.
14 He always plots evil(D) with perversity in his heart—
he stirs up trouble.(E)
15 Therefore calamity will strike him suddenly;
he will be shattered instantly—beyond recovery.(F)
Proverbs 10:6-7
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6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(A)
7 The remembrance of the righteous is a blessing,
but the name of the wicked will rot.(B)
Proverbs 10:24-30
Holman Christian Standard Bible
24 What the wicked dreads will come to him,(A)
but what the righteous desire will be given to them.(B)
26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,(E)
so the slacker is to the one who sends him on an errand.
29 The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the honorable,
but destruction awaits the malicious.(J)
30 The righteous will never be shaken,
but the wicked will not remain on the earth.(K)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:27 Lit Lord adds to days
Proverbs 11:10-11
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10 When the righteous thrive, a city rejoices,(A)
and when the wicked die, there is joyful shouting.
11 A city is built up by the blessing of the upright,(B)
but it is torn down by the mouth of the wicked.(C)
Proverbs 12:5-7
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5 The thoughts of the righteous are just,
but guidance from the wicked leads to deceit.
Proverbs 12:10
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10 A righteous man cares about his animal’s health,(A)
but even the merciful acts of the wicked are cruel.
Proverbs 17:23
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Proverbs 21:7
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7 The violence of the wicked sweeps them away
because they refuse to act justly.
Proverbs 21:29
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29 A wicked man puts on a bold face,(A)
but the upright man considers his way.
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