Proverbs 19:1
World English Bible
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
English Standard Version
19 (A)Better is a poor person who (B)walks in his integrity
than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.
Proverbs 23:15-16
World English Bible
15 My son, if your heart is wise,
then my heart will be glad, even mine.
16 Yes, my heart will rejoice
when your lips speak what is right.
Proverbs 23:15-16
English Standard Version
15 (A)My son, if your heart is wise,
my heart too will be glad.
16 My (B)inmost being[a] will exult
when your lips speak (C)what is right.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:16 Hebrew My kidneys
Proverbs 24:1-2
World English Bible
24 Don’t be envious of evil men,
neither desire to be with them;
2 for their hearts plot violence
and their lips talk about mischief.
Proverbs 24:1-2
English Standard Version
24 Be not (A)envious of evil men,
nor desire to be (B)with them,
2 for their hearts (C)devise violence,
and their lips (D)talk of trouble.
Proverbs 26:7
World English Bible
7 Like the legs of the lame that hang loose,
so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Proverbs 26:7
English Standard Version
7 Like a lame man's legs, which hang useless,
is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
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