Proverbs 10:2-3
World English Bible
2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,
but righteousness delivers from death.
3 Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry,
but he thrusts away the desire 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
World English Bible
9 He who walks blamelessly walks surely,
but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
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
World English Bible
16 The labor of the righteous leads to life.
The increase of the wicked leads 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
World English Bible
24 What the wicked fear will overtake them,
but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25 When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more;
but the righteous stand firm forever.
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
World English Bible
27 The fear of Yahweh prolongs days,
but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
28 The prospect of the righteous is joy,
but the hope of the wicked will perish.
29 The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright,
but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
30 The righteous will never be removed,
but the wicked will not dwell in the land.
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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