Proverbs 10:2-3
Authorized (King James) Version
2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing:
but righteousness delivereth from death.
3 The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish:
but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
Proverbs 10:2-3
American Standard Version
2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing;
But righteousness delivereth from death.
3 Jehovah will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish;
But he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.
Proverbs 10:9
Authorized (King James) Version
9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely:
but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
Proverbs 10:9
American Standard Version
9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely;
But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
Proverbs 10:16
Authorized (King James) Version
16 The labour of the righteous tendeth to life:
the fruit of the wicked to sin.
Proverbs 10:16
American Standard Version
16 The labor of the righteous tendeth to life;
The increase of the wicked, to sin.
Proverbs 10:24-25
Authorized (King James) Version
24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him:
but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
25 As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more:
but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
Proverbs 10:24-25
American Standard Version
24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him;
And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
25 [a]When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more;
But the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:25 Or, As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more
Proverbs 10:27-30
Authorized (King James) Version
27 The fear of the Lord prolongeth days:
but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness:
but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
29 The way of the Lord is strength to the upright:
but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
30 The righteous shall never be removed:
but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
Proverbs 10:27-30
American Standard Version
27 The fear of Jehovah [a]prolongeth days;
But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness;
But the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
29 The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright;
But [b]it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
30 The righteous shall never be removed;
But the wicked shall not dwell in the [c]land.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:27 Hebrew addeth.
- Proverbs 10:29 Or, destruction shall be to etc.
- Proverbs 10:30 Or, earth
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