Proverbs 10:2-3
New King James Version
2 (A)Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,
(B)But righteousness delivers from death.
3 (C)The Lord will not allow the righteous soul to famish,
But He casts away the desire of the wicked.
Proverbs 10:2-3
Christian Standard Bible
2 Ill-gotten gains do not profit anyone,
but righteousness rescues from death.(A)
Proverbs 10:6-7
New King James Version
6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
7 (A)The memory of the righteous is blessed,
But the name of the wicked will rot.
Proverbs 10:6-7
Christian Standard Bible
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 10:16
New King James Version
16 The labor of the righteous leads to (A)life,
The wages of the wicked to sin.
Proverbs 10:16
Christian Standard Bible
16 The reward of the righteous is life;
the wages of the wicked is punishment.(A)
Proverbs 10:22
New King James Version
22 (A)The blessing of the Lord makes one rich,
And He adds no sorrow with it.
Proverbs 10:22
Christian Standard Bible
Footnotes
- 10:22 Or and painful effort adds nothing to it
Proverbs 10:24-25
New King James Version
24 (A)The fear of the wicked will come upon him,
And (B)the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25 When the whirlwind passes by, (C)the wicked is no more,
But (D)the righteous has an everlasting foundation.
Proverbs 10:24-25
Christian Standard Bible
24 What the wicked dreads will come to him,(A)
but what the righteous desire will be given to them.(B)
Proverbs 10:27-30
New King James Version
27 (A)The fear of the Lord prolongs days,
But (B)the years of the wicked will be shortened.
28 The hope of the righteous will be gladness,
But the (C)expectation of the wicked will perish.
29 The way of the Lord is strength for the upright,
But (D)destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:30 land
Proverbs 10:27-30
Christian Standard Bible
29 The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the honorable,
but destruction awaits evildoers.(E)
30 The righteous will never be shaken,
but the wicked will not remain on the earth.(F)
Footnotes
- 10:27 Lit Lord adds to days
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