Proverbs 11:3
English Standard Version
3 (A)The integrity of the upright guides them,
(B)but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
Proverbs 11:3
Holman Christian Standard Bible
3 The integrity of the upright guides them,(A)
but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.(B)
Proverbs 11:5-8
English Standard Version
5 The righteousness of the blameless (A)keeps his way straight,
but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.
6 (B)The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
but the treacherous (C)are taken captive by their lust.
7 When the wicked dies, his (D)hope will perish,
and (E)the expectation of wealth[a] perishes too.
8 (F)The righteous is delivered from trouble,
and the wicked walks into it instead.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:7 Or of his strength, or of iniquity
Proverbs 11:5-8
Holman Christian Standard Bible
5 The righteousness of the blameless clears his path,
but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness.
6 The righteousness of the upright rescues them,
but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.(A)
7 When the wicked man dies,
his expectation comes to nothing,
and hope placed in wealth[a][b] vanishes.(B)
8 The righteous one is rescued from trouble;
in his place, the wicked one goes in.(C)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:7 LXX reads hope of the ungodly
- Proverbs 11:7 Or strength
Proverbs 11:10-11
English Standard Version
10 (A)When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices,
and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness.
11 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
but (B)by the mouth of the wicked (C)it is overthrown.
Proverbs 11:10-11
Holman Christian Standard Bible
10 When the righteous thrive, a city rejoices,(A)
and when the wicked die, there is joyful shouting.
11 A city is built up by the blessing of the upright,(B)
but it is torn down by the mouth of the wicked.(C)
Proverbs 11:18-19
English Standard Version
18 The wicked earns deceptive wages,
but one who (A)sows righteousness gets a sure reward.
19 Whoever is steadfast in righteousness (B)will live,
but (C)he who pursues evil will die.
Proverbs 11:18-19
Holman Christian Standard Bible
18 The wicked man earns an empty wage,
but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward.(A)
Proverbs 11:23
English Standard Version
23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
(A)the expectation of the wicked in wrath.
Proverbs 11:23
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 11:30-31
English Standard Version
30 The fruit of the righteous is (A)a tree of life,
and whoever (B)captures souls is wise.
31 If (C)the righteous is repaid on earth,
how much more the wicked and the sinner!
Proverbs 11:30-31
Holman Christian Standard Bible
31 If the righteous will be repaid on earth,
how much more the wicked and sinful.(B)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:30 LXX, Syr; MT reads but a wise one
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville Tennessee. All rights reserved.