Proverbs 11:28
New Living Translation
28 Trust in your money and down you go!
But the godly flourish like leaves in spring.
Proverbs 11:28
International Standard Version
28 The person who trusts in his wealth will fall,
but the righteous will flourish like green leaves.
Proverbs 11:30-31
New Living Translation
30 The seeds of good deeds become a tree of life;
a wise person wins friends.[a]
31 If the righteous are rewarded here on earth,
what will happen to wicked sinners?[b]
Notas al pie
- 11:30 Or and those who win souls are wise.
- 11:31 Greek version reads If the righteous are barely saved, / what will happen to godless sinners? Compare 1 Pet 4:18.
Proverbs 11:30-31
International Standard Version
30 The fruit of the righteous is[a] a tree of life,
and the one who wins people is wise.[b]
31 If the righteous receive what they are due here on earth,
how much more will the wicked and the sinner.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 11:30 So MT; LXX reads From the fruit of righteousness grows
- Proverbs 11:30 So MT; LXX reads life, but the souls of those who practice evil are cut off prematurely
Proverbs 14:19
New Living Translation
19 Evil people will bow before good people;
the wicked will bow at the gates of the godly.
Proverbs 14:19
International Standard Version
19 Evil men will bow down in the presence of good men
and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 14:32
New Living Translation
32 The wicked are crushed by disaster,
but the godly have a refuge when they die.
Proverbs 14:32
International Standard Version
32 The wicked person is thrown down by his own wrongdoing,
but the righteous person has a place of safety in death.[a]
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 14:32 So MT DSS 4QProvb; LXX reads in his own piety
Proverbs 15:6
New Living Translation
6 There is treasure in the house of the godly,
but the earnings of the wicked bring trouble.
Proverbs 15:6
International Standard Version
6 The righteous house is itself[a] a great treasure,
but within the revenue of the wicked calamity is at work.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 15:6 The Heb. lacks itself
Proverbs 15:28-29
New Living Translation
28 The heart of the godly thinks carefully before speaking;
the mouth of the wicked overflows with evil words.
29 The Lord is far from the wicked,
but he hears the prayers of the righteous.
Proverbs 15:28-29
International Standard Version
28 The mind of the righteous thinks before speaking,
but the wicked person spews out evil.
29 The Lord is far away from the wicked,
but he hears the prayers of the righteous.
Proverbs 18:10
New Living Translation
10 The name of the Lord is a strong fortress;
the godly run to him and are safe.
Proverbs 18:10
International Standard Version
10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
a righteous person rushes to it and is lifted up above the danger.[a]
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 18:10 The Heb. lacks above the danger
Proverbs 21:15
New Living Translation
15 Justice is a joy to the godly,
but it terrifies evildoers.
Proverbs 21:15
International Standard Version
15 Administering justice brings joy to the righteous,
but terror to those who practice iniquity.
Proverbs 21:18
New Living Translation
18 The wicked are punished in place of the godly,
and traitors in place of the honest.
Proverbs 21:18
International Standard Version
18 The wicked are ransom for the righteous,
and the unfaithful for the upright.
Proverbs 21:26
New Living Translation
26 Some people are always greedy for more,
but the godly love to give!
Proverbs 21:26
International Standard Version
26 All day long he continues to crave,
while the righteous person gives without holding back.
Proverbs 24:15-16
New Living Translation
15 Don’t wait in ambush at the home of the godly,
and don’t raid the house where the godly live.
16 The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again.
But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked.
Proverbs 24:15-16
International Standard Version
15 Don’t lie in wait like an outlaw
to attack where the righteous live;
16 for though a righteous man falls seven times,
he will rise again,
but the wicked stumble into calamity.
Proverbs 28:1
New Living Translation
28 The wicked run away when no one is chasing them,
but the godly are as bold as lions.
Proverbs 28:1
International Standard Version
Contrasting Good and Evil
28 The wicked flee, though no one pursues,
but the righteous are bold like a lion.
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