Proverbs 12:7-8
Legacy Standard Bible
7 The (A)wicked are overthrown and are no more,
But the (B)house of the righteous will stand.
8 A man will be praised according to his insight,
But one of perverse heart will be despised.
Proverbs 12:7-8
Common English Bible
7 The wicked are destroyed and are no more,
but the family of the righteous will endure.
8 A person is praised for his insight,
but a warped mind leads to contempt.
Proverbs 12:12
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 12:12
Common English Bible
12 Desiring evil is a trap for the wicked,
but the root of the righteous endures.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:12 Or gives
Proverbs 12:21
Legacy Standard Bible
21 (A)No misfortune befalls the righteous,
But the wicked are filled with calamity.
Proverbs 12:21
Common English Bible
21 No harm happens to the righteous,
but the wicked receive their fill of trouble.
Proverbs 12:28
Legacy Standard Bible
28 (A)In the path of righteousness is life,
And in its pathway there is no death.
Proverbs 12:28
Common English Bible
28 The way of the righteous leads to life,
but the detestable[a] path leads to death.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:28 LXX; MT the path of the trail
Proverbs 13:6
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:6 Lit blamelessness of way
- Proverbs 13:6 Lit sin
Proverbs 13:6
Common English Bible
6 Righteousness guards the innocent on the path,
but wickedness misleads sinners.
Proverbs 13:9
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 13:9
Common English Bible
9 The light of the righteous rejoices,
but the lamp of the wicked goes out.
Proverbs 13:21-22
Legacy Standard Bible
21 (A)Evil pursues sinners,
But the (B)righteous are repaid with good.
22 A good man (C)leaves an inheritance to his [a]children’s children,
And the (D)wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:22 Lit sons’ sons
Proverbs 13:21-22
Common English Bible
21 Trouble pursues sinners,
but good things reward the righteous.
22 Good people leave their grandchildren an inheritance,
but the wealth of sinners is stored up for the righteous.
Proverbs 13:25
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 13:25
Common English Bible
25 The righteous eat their fill,
but the wicked have empty stomachs.
Proverbs 14:11
Legacy Standard Bible
11 The (A)house of the wicked will be destroyed,
But the tent of the upright will flourish.
Proverbs 14:11
Common English Bible
11 The house of the wicked is destroyed,
but the tent flourishes for those who do right.
Proverbs 14:14
Legacy Standard Bible
14 The one who turns back in his heart will be satisfied with his (A)ways,
But a good man will (B)be satisfied [a]with his.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:14 Lit from himself
Proverbs 14:14
Common English Bible
14 Rebellious hearts receive satisfaction from their ways;
the good receive the due reward for their deeds.
Proverbs 14:19
Legacy Standard Bible
19 The (A)evil will bow down before the good,
And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 14:19
Common English Bible
19 Evil people will bow down before the good;
wicked people are at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 14:22
Legacy Standard Bible
22 Will they not wander in error who (A)devise evil?
But lovingkindness and truth will be to those who devise good.
Proverbs 14:22
Common English Bible
22 Don’t those who plan evil go astray?
Those who plan good receive loyalty and faithfulness.
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