33 (A)The Lord's curse is on the house of the wicked,
    but he (B)blesses the dwelling of the righteous.

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33 The Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked,
    but he blesses the abode of the righteous.

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33 The Lord’s curse(A) is on the house of the wicked,(B)
    but he blesses the home of the righteous.(C)

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18 But (A)the path of the righteous is like (B)the light of dawn,
    which shines (C)brighter and brighter until (D)full day.

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18 But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
    which shines brighter and brighter until full day.

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18 The path of the righteous(A) is like the morning sun,(B)
    shining ever brighter till the full light of day.(C)

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11 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
    but (A)by the mouth of the wicked (B)it is overthrown.

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11 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
    but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

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11 Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,(A)
    but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.(B)

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30 The fruit of the righteous is (A)a tree of life,
    and whoever (B)captures souls is wise.
31 If (C)the righteous is repaid on earth,
    how much more the wicked and the sinner!

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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
    but lawlessness[a] takes away lives.
31 If the righteous is requited on earth,
    how much more the wicked and the sinner!

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:30 Cn Compare Gk Syr: Heb a wise man

30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(A)
    and the one who is wise saves lives.

31 If the righteous receive their due(B) on earth,
    how much more the ungodly and the sinner!

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21 (A)Disaster[a] pursues sinners,
    (B)but the righteous are rewarded with good.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:21 Or Evil

21 Misfortune pursues sinners,
    but prosperity rewards the righteous.

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21 Trouble pursues the sinner,(A)
    but the righteous(B) are rewarded with good things.(C)

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Whoever (A)walks in uprightness fears the Lord,
    but he who is (B)devious in his ways despises him.

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He who walks in uprightness fears the Lord,
    but he who is devious in his ways despises him.

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Whoever fears the Lord walks uprightly,
    but those who despise him are devious in their ways.

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(A)The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
    but (B)the prayer of the upright is acceptable to him.

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The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
    but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

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The Lord detests the sacrifice(A) of the wicked,(B)
    but the prayer of the upright pleases him.(C)

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19 The way of (A)a sluggard is like a hedge of (B)thorns,
    but the path of the upright is (C)a level highway.

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19 The way of a sluggard is overgrown with thorns,
    but the path of the upright is a level highway.

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19 The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,(A)
    but the path of the upright is a highway.

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29 The Lord is (A)far from the wicked,
    but he (B)hears the prayer of the righteous.

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29 The Lord is far from the wicked,
    but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

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29 The Lord is far from the wicked,
    but he hears the prayer of the righteous.(A)

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