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(A)Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,
But righteousness delivers from death.
Yahweh (B)will not allow the soul of the righteous to hunger,
But He (C)will push away the craving of the wicked.

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Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,
    but righteousness delivers from death.
The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,
    but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

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He (A)who walks in integrity walks securely,
But (B)he who makes his ways crooked will be found out.

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He who walks in integrity walks securely,
    but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

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16 The [a](A)wages of the righteous is life,
The income of the wicked, punishment.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:16 Or work

16 The wage of the righteous leads to life,
    the gain of the wicked to sin.

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24 What (A)the wicked dreads will come upon him,
But the (B)desire of the righteous will be granted.
25 When the (C)whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more,
But the (D)righteous has an everlasting foundation.

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24 What the wicked dreads will come upon him,
    but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25 When the tempest passes, the wicked is no more,
    but the righteous is established for ever.

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27 The (A)fear of Yahweh prolongs [a]life,
But the (B)years of the wicked will be shortened.
28 The (C)expectation of the righteous is gladness,
But the (D)hope of the wicked will perish.
29 The (E)way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the one with integrity,
But (F)ruin to the workers of iniquity.
30 The (G)righteous will never be shaken,
But (H)the wicked will not dwell in the land.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:27 Lit days

27 The fear of the Lord prolongs life,
    but the years of the wicked will be short.
28 The hope of the righteous ends in gladness,
    but the expectation of the wicked comes to nought.
29 The Lord is a stronghold to him whose way is upright,
    but destruction to evildoers.
30 The righteous will never be removed,
    but the wicked will not dwell in the land.

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