Proverbs 19:1
Modern English Version
19 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
Proverbs 19:1
New King James Version
The Fear of the Lord Leads to Life
19 Better (A)is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than one who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Proverbs 23:15-16
Modern English Version
Saying Fourteen
15 My son, if your heart is wise,
my heart will rejoice—even mine.
16 Yes, my inmost being will rejoice
when your lips speak right things.
Proverbs 23:15-16
New King James Version
15 My son, if your heart is wise,
My heart will rejoice—indeed, I myself;
16 Yes, my [a]inmost being will rejoice
When your lips speak right things.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:16 Lit. kidneys
Proverbs 24:1-2
Modern English Version
Saying Twenty
24 Do not be envious against evil men,
nor desire to be with them;
2 for their heart studies destruction,
and their lips talk of mischief.
Proverbs 24:1-2
New King James Version
Do Not Envy Evil Men
24 Do not be (A)envious of evil men,
Nor desire to be with them;
2 For their heart devises violence,
And their lips talk of troublemaking.
Proverbs 26:7
Modern English Version
7 The legs of the lame are not equal;
so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Proverbs 26:7
New King James Version
7 Like the legs of the lame that hang limp
Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
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