Proverbs 4:26-27
Legacy Standard Bible
26 (A)Watch the track of your feet
And all your (B)ways will be established.
27 (C)Do not turn to the right nor to the left;
(D)Turn your foot from evil.
Proverbs 4:26-27
Evangelical Heritage Version
26 Make a level pathway for your feet,
and all your ways will be secure.
27 Do not swerve to the right or the left.
Turn your feet away from evil.
Proverbs 15:26
Legacy Standard Bible
26 Evil thoughts are an abomination to Yahweh,
But pleasant words are pure.
Proverbs 15:26
Evangelical Heritage Version
26 The plans of the wicked are disgusting[a] to the Lord,
but pleasant words are pure to him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:26 Or are an abomination
Proverbs 16:2
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:2 Lit spirits
Proverbs 16:2
Evangelical Heritage Version
2 All of a person’s ways are pure in his own eyes,
but the Lord weighs motives.
Proverbs 16:9
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:9 Lit thinks upon
- Proverbs 16:9 Lit establishes
Proverbs 16:9
Evangelical Heritage Version
9 A person’s heart plans his way,
but the Lord makes his steps secure.
Proverbs 16:25
Legacy Standard Bible
25 (A)There is a way which seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of death.
Proverbs 16:25
Evangelical Heritage Version
Advice for a Wise Son
25 There is a way that seems right to a man,
but it ends up being the road to death.
Proverbs 16:33
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 16:33
Evangelical Heritage Version
33 Lots are cast into the pouch,[a]
but the Lord determines all their decisions.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:33 Or lap. It is not clear what this line means. It may allude to the pouch containing the Urim and Thummim, which the high priest wore on his chest.
Proverbs 19:2
Legacy Standard Bible
2 Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge,
And he who hurries [a](A)his footsteps sins.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:2 Lit with his feet
Proverbs 19:2
Evangelical Heritage Version
2 Zeal without knowledge is certainly not good,
and a person who acts hastily sins.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:2 Or a person who runs too quickly loses his way
Proverbs 19:21
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:21 Or plans
Proverbs 19:21
Evangelical Heritage Version
21 There are many plans in a man’s heart,
but it is the Lord’s purpose that will prevail.
Proverbs 20:22
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 20:22
Evangelical Heritage Version
22 Do not say, “I’ll get even with you!”
Wait for the Lord, and he will rescue you.
Proverbs 21:27
Legacy Standard Bible
27 The (A)sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination,
How much more when he brings it with a wicked scheme!
Proverbs 21:27
Evangelical Heritage Version
27 A sacrifice offered by wicked people is an abomination.[a]
How much more when they bring it with evil intent!
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:27 Or a disgusting thing
Proverbs 24:8-9
Legacy Standard Bible
8 One who (A)deliberately thinks to do evil,
Men will call a [a]schemer.
9 The (B)scheming of folly is sin,
And the scoffer is an abomination to men.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:8 Or deviser of evil
Proverbs 24:8-9
Evangelical Heritage Version
8 Whoever plans evil will be called a master schemer.
9 A foolish scheme is a sin,
and a mocker is disgusting to people.
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