Proverbs 1:10
English Standard Version
10 My son, if sinners (A)entice you,
do not consent.
Proverbs 1:10
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 4:23-27
English Standard Version
23 Keep your heart with all vigilance,
for (A)from it flow (B)the springs of life.
24 Put away from you (C)crooked speech,
and put (D)devious talk far from you.
25 (E)Let your eyes look directly forward,
and your gaze be straight before you.
26 (F)Ponder[a] the path of your feet;
(G)then all your ways will be sure.
27 (H)Do not swerve to the right or to the left;
turn your foot away from evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:26 Or Make level
Proverbs 4:23-27
Christian Standard Bible
23 Guard your heart above all else,[a]
for it is the source of life.(A)
24 Don’t let your mouth speak dishonestly,(B)
and don’t let your lips talk deviously.
25 Let your eyes look forward;
fix your gaze[b] straight ahead.(C)
26 Carefully consider the path[c] for your feet,(D)
and all your ways will be established.
27 Don’t turn to the right or to the left;(E)
keep your feet away from evil.
Proverbs 10:9
English Standard Version
9 (A)Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,
but he who makes his ways crooked (B)will be found out.
Proverbs 10:9
Christian Standard Bible
9 The one who lives with integrity lives securely,(A)
but whoever perverts his ways will be found out.(B)
Proverbs 11:5-6
English Standard Version
5 The righteousness of the blameless (A)keeps his way straight,
but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.
6 (B)The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
but the treacherous (C)are taken captive by their lust.
Proverbs 11:5-6
Christian Standard Bible
5 The righteousness of the blameless clears his path,
but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness.
6 The righteousness of the upright rescues them,
but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.(A)
Proverbs 14:12
English Standard Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:12 Hebrew ways of death
Proverbs 14:12
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 14:16
English Standard Version
16 (A)One who is wise is cautious[a] and (B)turns away from evil,
but a fool is reckless and careless.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:16 Or fears [the Lord]
Proverbs 14:16
Christian Standard Bible
16 A wise person is cautious and turns from evil,(A)
but a fool is easily angered and is careless.[a]
Footnotes
- 14:16 Or and falls
Proverbs 14:22
English Standard Version
22 Do they not go astray who (A)devise evil?
Those who devise good meet[a] (B)steadfast love and faithfulness.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:22 Or show
Proverbs 14:22
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 15:3
English Standard Version
3 (A)The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
keeping watch on the evil and the good.
Proverbs 15:3
Christian Standard Bible
3 The eyes of the Lord are everywhere,
observing the wicked and the good.(A)
Proverbs 16:6
English Standard Version
6 By (A)steadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
and by (B)the fear of the Lord one (C)turns away from evil.
Proverbs 16:6
Christian Standard Bible
6 Iniquity is atoned for by loyalty and faithfulness,(A)
and one turns from evil by the fear of the Lord.(B)
Proverbs 16:17
English Standard Version
17 The highway of the upright (A)turns aside from evil;
whoever guards his way preserves his life.
Proverbs 16:17
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 19:21
English Standard Version
21 (A)Many are the plans in the mind of a man,
but (B)it is the purpose of the Lord (C)that will stand.
Proverbs 19:21
Christian Standard Bible
21 Many plans are in a person’s heart,
but the Lord’s decree will prevail.(A)
Proverbs 21:15
English Standard Version
15 When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous
(A)but terror to evildoers.
Proverbs 21:15
Christian Standard Bible
15 Justice executed is a joy to the righteous
but a terror to evildoers.(A)
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