Proverbs 10:2-3
GOD’S WORD Translation
2 Treasures gained dishonestly profit no one,
but righteousness rescues from death.
3 The Lord will not allow a righteous person to starve,
but he intentionally ignores the desires of a wicked person.
Proverbs 10:9
GOD’S WORD Translation
9 Whoever lives honestly will live securely,
but whoever lives dishonestly will be found out.
Proverbs 10:16
GOD’S WORD Translation
16 A righteous person’s reward is life.
A wicked person’s harvest is sin.
Proverbs 10:24-25
GOD’S WORD Translation
Righteous People Contrasted to Wicked People
24 That which wicked people dread happens to them,
but ⌞the Lord⌟ grants the desire of righteous people.
25 When the storm has passed, the wicked person has vanished,
but the righteous person has an everlasting foundation.
Proverbs 10:27-30
GOD’S WORD Translation
27 The fear of the Lord lengthens ⌞the number of⌟ days,
but the years of wicked people are shortened.
28 The hope of righteous people ⌞leads to⌟ joy,
but the eager waiting of wicked people comes to nothing.
29 The way of the Lord is a fortress for an innocent person
but a ruin to those who are troublemakers.
30 A righteous person will never be moved,
but wicked people will not continue to live in the land.
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