Proverbs 15:3
Modern English Version
3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
keeping watch on the evil and the good.
Proverbs 15:3
New King James Version
3 (A)The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
Keeping watch on the evil and the good.
Proverbs 17:13
Modern English Version
13 Whoever rewards evil for good,
evil will not depart from his house.
Proverbs 17:13
New King James Version
13 Whoever (A)rewards evil for good,
Evil will not depart from his house.
Proverbs 17:26
Modern English Version
26 Also to punish the just is not good,
nor to strike princes for their uprightness.
Proverbs 17:26
New King James Version
26 Also, to punish the righteous is not good,
Nor to strike princes for their uprightness.
Proverbs 20:8
Modern English Version
8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment
scatters away all evil with his eyes.
Proverbs 20:8
New King James Version
8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment
Scatters all evil with his eyes.
Proverbs 28:10
Modern English Version
10 Whoever causes the righteous to go astray in an evil way,
he himself will fall into his own pit;
but the upright will have good things in possession.
Proverbs 28:10
New King James Version
10 (A)Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way,
He himself will fall into his own pit;
(B)But the blameless will inherit good.
Proverbs 28:21
Modern English Version
21 To show partiality is not good,
because for a morsel of bread that man will transgress.
Proverbs 28:21
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:21 Lit. recognize faces
Proverbs 31:10-12
Modern English Version
Epilogue: The Virtuous Wife
10 Who can find a virtuous woman?
For her worth is far above rubies.
11 The heart of her husband safely trusts in her,
so that he will have no lack of gain.
12 She will do him good and not evil
all the days of her life.
Proverbs 31:10-12
New King James Version
The Virtuous Wife
10 (A)Who[a] can find a [b]virtuous wife?
For her worth is far above rubies.
11 The heart of her husband safely trusts her;
So he will have no lack of gain.
12 She does him good and not evil
All the days of her life.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 31:10 Vv. 10–31 are an alphabetic acrostic in Hebrew; cf. Ps. 119
- Proverbs 31:10 Lit. a wife of valor, in the sense of all forms of excellence
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