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Proverbs 13:9
Evangelical Heritage Version
Proverbs 13:9
Evangelical Heritage Version
9 The light of the righteous brings joy,
but the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
Proverbs 13:14-15
Evangelical Heritage Version
Proverbs 13:14-15
Evangelical Heritage Version
14 The teaching of a wise person is a fountain of life.
It can turn someone away from the snares of death.
15 Good sense yields grace,
but the way of the treacherous is unchanging.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:15 Or inescapable. The Hebrew reads the way of the treacherous always flows (that is, it is enduring). The translation above attempts to make sense of this difficult reading without emendation. Common emendations are to add the word not to the sentence (the way of the treacherous does not endure) or to change enduring to hard.
Proverbs 13:21
Evangelical Heritage Version
Proverbs 13:21
Evangelical Heritage Version
21 Trouble pursues sinners,
but goodness repays the righteous.
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