Proverbs 19:1
New Living Translation
19 Better to be poor and honest
than to be dishonest and a fool.
Proverbs 19:1
Lexham English Bible
19 Better a poor person walking in integrity
than one who is perverse in his speech[a] and is a fool.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:1 Literally “in his lips”
Proverbs 23:15-16
New Living Translation
15 My child,[a] if your heart is wise,
my own heart will rejoice!
16 Everything in me will celebrate
when you speak what is right.
Proverbs 23:15-16
Lexham English Bible
15 My child, if your heart[a] is wise,
my heart will be glad—even me!
16 And my insides[b] will rejoice
when your lips speak what is upright.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:15 Or “mind”
- Proverbs 23:16 Literally “kidneys”
Proverbs 24:1-2
New Living Translation
24 Don’t envy evil people
or desire their company.
2 For their hearts plot violence,
and their words always stir up trouble.
Proverbs 24:1-2
Lexham English Bible
24 Do not envy men of evil,
and do not desire to be with them.
2 For their minds will devise violence,
and their lips will speak mischief.
Proverbs 26:7
New Living Translation
7 A proverb in the mouth of a fool
is as useless as a paralyzed leg.
Proverbs 26:7
Lexham English Bible
7 Like legs that hang limp from a lame person,
so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
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