Proverbs 12:2-3
Expanded Bible
2 The Lord ·is pleased with [favors] a good person,
but he will ·punish [condemn] ·anyone who plans evil [schemers].
3 Doing evil brings no safety at all,
but ·a good person has safety and security [L the root of the righteous will not be disturbed].
Proverbs 12:2-3
New American Standard Bible
2 A (A)good person will obtain favor from the Lord,
But He will condemn a person [a]who devises evil.
3 A person will (B)not be established by wickedness,
But the root of the (C)righteous will not be moved.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:2 Lit of evil devices
Proverbs 12:5
Expanded Bible
5 The plans that ·good [righteous] people make are ·fair [just],
but the ·advice [guidance] of the wicked will ·trick [deceive; defraud] you.
Proverbs 12:5
New American Standard Bible
5 The thoughts of the righteous are just,
But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
Proverbs 12:7
Expanded Bible
7 Wicked people ·die [are overturned] and they are no more,
but a ·good [righteous] person’s ·family [L house] ·continues [endures].
Proverbs 12:7
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 12:10
Expanded Bible
10 ·Good [Righteous] people ·take care [L know the desires] of their animals,
but even the ·kindest [most compassionate] acts of the wicked are cruel.
Proverbs 12:10
New American Standard Bible
10 A (A)righteous person has regard for the life of his animal,
But even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.
Proverbs 12:12-13
Expanded Bible
12 The wicked ·want [covet; desire] ·what other evil people have stolen [or the catch/prey of the evil],
but ·good [L the root of righteous] people ·want to give what they have to others [or endures].
13 Evil people are trapped by their ·evil [offensive] talk,
but ·good [righteous] people ·stay out of trouble [escape from distress].
Proverbs 12:12-13
New American Standard Bible
12 The (A)wicked person desires the [a]plunder of evil people,
But the root of the righteous (B)yields fruit.
13 [b]An evil person is ensnared by the offense of his lips,
But the (C)righteous will escape from trouble.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:12 Lit net (for trapping prey); another reading is mountain stronghold
- Proverbs 12:13 Lit In the offense of the lips is an evil snare
Proverbs 12:21
Expanded Bible
21 No harm comes to a ·good [righteous] person,
but an evil person’s life is full of trouble.
Proverbs 12:21
New American Standard Bible
21 (A)No harm happens to the righteous,
But the wicked are filled with trouble.
Proverbs 12:26
Expanded Bible
26 ·Good [Righteous] people ·take advice from their friends [or show the way to their friends/neighbors],
but ·an evil person is easily led to do wrong [or the path of the evil person makes them wander].
Proverbs 12:26
New American Standard Bible
26 The righteous person is a guide to his neighbor,
But the way of the wicked leads them astray.
Proverbs 12:28
Expanded Bible
28 Doing what is right is the way to life,
but there is another way that leads to death.
Proverbs 12:28
New American Standard Bible
28 (A)In the way of righteousness there is life,
And in its pathway there is no death.
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