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A (A)good man will obtain favor from Yahweh,
But a man of evil schemes He will condemn.
A man will (B)not be established by wickedness,
But the root of the (C)righteous will not be shaken.

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A good man shall obtain favor of Jehovah;
But a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
A man shall not be established by wickedness;
But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

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The thoughts of the righteous are just,
But the guidance of the wicked is deceitful.

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The thoughts of the righteous are just;
But the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

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The (A)wicked are overthrown and are no more,
But the (B)house of the righteous will stand.

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[a]The wicked are overthrown, and are not;
But the house of the righteous shall stand.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:7 Or, Overthrow the wicked, and they are not

10 A (A)righteous man knows the value of the life of his animal,
But even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.

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10 A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast;
But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

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12 The (A)wicked man desires a stronghold of evil men,
But the root of the righteous (B)gives fruit.
13 The snare of an evil man is in the transgression of his lips,
But the (C)righteous man will come out from distress.

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12 The wicked desireth [a]the net of evil men;
But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
13 In the transgression of the lips is [b]a snare to the evil man;
But the righteous shall come out of trouble.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:12 Or, the prey
  2. Proverbs 12:13 Or, an evil snare

21 (A)No misfortune befalls the righteous,
But the wicked are filled with calamity.

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21 There shall no mischief happen to the righteous;
But the wicked shall be filled with evil.

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26 The righteous is a guide to his neighbor,
But the way of the wicked makes them wander about.

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26 The righteous is a guide to his neighbor;
But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

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28 (A)In the path of righteousness is life,
And in its pathway there is no death.

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28 In the way of righteousness is life;
And in the pathway thereof there is no death.

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