Proverbs 13:5-7

New King James Version

⁵A righteous man hates lying,
But a wicked man is loathsome and comes to shame.
⁶^(A)Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless,
But wickedness overthrows the sinner.

⁷^(B)There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing;
And one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches.

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Proverbs 13:5-7

King James Version

⁵A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.

⁶Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

⁷There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.

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Proverbs 13:5-7

New International Version

⁵The righteous hate what is false,^(A)
but the wicked make themselves a stench
and bring shame on themselves.

⁶Righteousness guards the person of integrity,
but wickedness overthrows the sinner.^(B)

⁷One person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing;^(C)
another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.^(D)

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Proverbs 13:5-7

English Standard Version

⁵The righteous hates falsehood,
    but the wicked brings shame^[a] and disgrace.
⁶^(A)Righteousness guards him whose ^(B)way is blameless,
    but sin overthrows the wicked.
⁷^(C)One pretends to be rich,^[b] yet has nothing;
    ^(D)another pretends to be poor,^[c] yet has great wealth.

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Footnotes

Proverbs 13:5 Or stench
Proverbs 13:7 Or One makes himself rich
Proverbs 13:7 Or another makes himself poor

Proverbs 13:5-7

New American Standard Bible

⁵A righteous person ^(A)hates a false statement,
But a wicked person ^[a]^(B)acts disgustingly and shamefully.
⁶Righteousness ^(C)guards the ^[b]one whose way is blameless,
But wickedness brings the ^[c]sinner to ruin.
⁷There is one who ^(D)pretends to be rich but has nothing;
Another pretends to be ^(E)poor, but has great wealth.