Proverbs 14:22
Evangelical Heritage Version
22 Don’t those who plan evil go astray?
But those who plan to do good find mercy and truth.
Proverbs 14:34
Evangelical Heritage Version
34 Righteousness lifts up a nation,
but sin brings shame to a people.
Proverbs 15:6
Evangelical Heritage Version
6 The house of the righteous contains great wealth,
but the income of the wicked brings trouble.
Proverbs 15:8
Evangelical Heritage Version
8 A sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination[a] to the Lord,
but a prayer of the upright gains his favor.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:8 Or is disgusting or is repulsive
Proverbs 15:9
Evangelical Heritage Version
9 The way of a wicked person is repulsive[a] to the Lord,
but he loves those who pursue righteousness.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:9 Or is an abomination
Proverbs 15:29
Evangelical Heritage Version
29 The Lord is far away from the wicked,
but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
Proverbs 16:17
Evangelical Heritage Version
17 The highway followed by upright people turns away from evil.
The person who guards his way preserves his life.
Proverbs 20:7
Evangelical Heritage Version
7 A righteous person walks in his integrity.
How blessed are his children after him!
Proverbs 21:7
Evangelical Heritage Version
7 The violence of the wicked will drag them away,
because they refuse to do what is just.
Proverbs 21:10
Evangelical Heritage Version
10 The soul of a wicked person craves evil.
He does not look on his neighbor with mercy.
Proverbs 21:18
Evangelical Heritage Version
18 The wicked become a ransom for the righteous,
and the treacherous make a payment for the upright.
Proverbs 21:27
Evangelical Heritage Version
27 A sacrifice offered by wicked people is an abomination.[a]
How much more when they bring it with evil intent!
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:27 Or a disgusting thing
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