Proverbs 12:2-3
Lexham English Bible
2 The good obtains favor from Yahweh,
but anyone who schemes, he condemns.
3 A person will not be established by wickedness,
but the root of the righteous will not be moved.
Proverbs 12:2-3
International Standard Version
2 The good person will gain favor from the Lord,
but the man who plots evil will be condemned by him.
3 A person doesn’t gain security by wickedness,
but the righteous won’t be uprooted.
Proverbs 12:5
Lexham English Bible
5 The thoughts of the righteous are[a] just;
the advice of the wicked is treacherous.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:5 Hebrew “is”
Proverbs 12:5
International Standard Version
5 The plans of the righteous are just,
but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
Proverbs 12:7
Lexham English Bible
7 The wicked are overthrown and are no more,[a]
but the house of the righteous shall stand.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:7 Literally “there is no them”
Proverbs 12:7
International Standard Version
7 After they’re overthrown, the wicked won’t be found,
but the house of the righteous stands firm.
Proverbs 12:10
Lexham English Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:10 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
- Proverbs 12:10 Hebrew “compassions”
Proverbs 12:10
International Standard Version
10 The righteous person looks out for the welfare of his livestock,
but even[a] the compassion of the wicked is cruel.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:10 The Heb. lacks even
Proverbs 12:12-13
Lexham English Bible
12 The wicked covets the proceeds of evil,
but the root of the righteous bears fruit.[a]
13 By the transgression of lips, evil is ensnared,
but the righteous escapes from trouble.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:12 Literally “gives, sets up”
Proverbs 12:12-13
International Standard Version
12 The wicked desires what evil people gain,
but the foundation[a] of the righteous is productive.
13 An evil man’s sinful speech ensnares him,
but the righteous person escapes from trouble.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:12 Or root
Proverbs 12:21
Lexham English Bible
21 No evil will happen[a] to the righteous,
but the wicked are filled with trouble.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:21 Literally “All evil will not happen”
Proverbs 12:21
International Standard Version
21 No harm overwhelms the righteous,
but the wicked overflow with trouble.
Proverbs 12:26
Lexham English Bible
26 A righteous person will seek out his neighbor,
but the way of the wicked will lead them astray.
Proverbs 12:26
International Standard Version
26 The righteous person is cautious with respect to his neighbor,
but the lifestyle of the wicked leads them astray.
Proverbs 12:28
Lexham English Bible
28 On the road of righteousness is life,
and on the way of the path, may there be no death.
Proverbs 12:28
International Standard Version
28 In the pathway to righteousness there is life,
and in that lifestyle there is no death.
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