Proverbs 11:28
Revised Standard Version
28 He who trusts in his riches will wither,[a]
but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:28 Cn: Heb fall
Proverbs 11:30-31
Revised Standard Version
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
but lawlessness[a] takes away lives.
31 If the righteous is requited on earth,
how much more the wicked and the sinner!
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:30 Cn Compare Gk Syr: Heb a wise man
Proverbs 14:19
Revised Standard Version
19 The evil bow down before the good,
the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 14:32
Revised Standard Version
32 The wicked is overthrown through his evil-doing,
but the righteous finds refuge through his integrity.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:32 Gk Syr: Heb in his death
Proverbs 15:6
Revised Standard Version
6 In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,
but trouble befalls the income of the wicked.
Proverbs 15:28-29
Revised Standard Version
28 The mind of the righteous ponders how to answer,
but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
29 The Lord is far from the wicked,
but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
Proverbs 18:10
Revised Standard Version
10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
the righteous man runs into it and is safe.
Proverbs 21:15
Revised Standard Version
15 When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous,
but dismay to evildoers.
Proverbs 21:18
Revised Standard Version
18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous,
and the faithless for the upright.
Proverbs 21:26
Revised Standard Version
26 All day long the wicked covets,[a]
but the righteous gives and does not hold back.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:26 Gk: Heb all day long he covets covetously
Proverbs 24:15-16
Revised Standard Version
15 Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous;
do not violence to his home;
16 for a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again;
but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
Proverbs 28:1
Revised Standard Version
28 The wicked flee when no one pursues,
but the righteous are bold as a lion.
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