Proverbs 1:10
Modern English Version
10 My son, if sinners entice you,
do not consent.
Proverbs 1:10
Lexham English Bible
10 My child, if sinners entice you, do not consent.
Proverbs 4:23-27
Modern English Version
23 Keep your heart with all diligence,
for out of it are the issues of life.
24 Put away from you a deceitful mouth,
and put perverse lips far from you.
25 Let your eyes look right on,
and let your eyelids look straight before you.
26 Ponder the path of your feet,
and let all your ways be established.
27 Do not turn to the right or to the left;
remove your foot from evil.
Proverbs 4:23-27
Lexham English Bible
23 With all vigilance, keep your heart,
for from it comes the source[a] of life.
24 Remove from yourself deceitful speech,[b]
and abolish devious talk[c] from yourself.
25 May your eyes look forward[d]
and your gaze be straight before you.
26 May the path of your foot be balanced
and all your ways be sure.
27 Do not swerve right or left;
remove your foot from evil.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 4:23 Or “extremity”
- Proverbs 4:24 Literally “crookedness of mouth”
- Proverbs 4:24 Literally “deviousness of lips”
- Proverbs 4:25 Or “opposite”
Proverbs 10:9
Modern English Version
9 He who walks uprightly walks surely,
but he who perverts his ways will be known.
Proverbs 10:9
Lexham English Bible
9 Whoever walks in integrity[a] will walk securely,
but whoever follows perversity, his ways will be made known.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 10:9 Hebrew “in the integrity”
Proverbs 11:5-6
Modern English Version
5 The righteousness of the upright will direct his way,
but the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.
6 The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
but transgressors will be taken by their schemes.
Proverbs 11:5-6
Lexham English Bible
5 The righteousness of the blameless will keep his ways straight,
but the wicked will fall by his wickedness.
6 The righteousness of the upright will save them,
but by a scheme the treacherous will be taken captive.
Proverbs 14:12
Modern English Version
12 There is a way that seems right to a man,
but its end is the way of death.
Proverbs 14:12
Lexham English Bible
12 There is a way that seems upright to[a] a man,
but its end is the way of death.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 14:12 Literally “to the face of”
Proverbs 14:16
Modern English Version
16 A wise man fears and departs from evil,
but the fool rages and is self-confident.
Proverbs 14:16
Lexham English Bible
16 The wise is cautious and turns from evil,
but the fool throws off restraint and is confident.
Proverbs 14:22
Modern English Version
22 Do they not err who devise evil?
But mercy and truth will be to those who devise good.
Proverbs 14:22
Lexham English Bible
22 Have they not erred, those who plan evil?
But loyalty and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.
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
Lexham English Bible
3 In every place, the eyes of Yahweh
keep watch over the evil and the good.
Proverbs 16:6
Modern English Version
6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged;
and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.
Proverbs 16:6
Lexham English Bible
6 By loyalty and faithfulness, iniquity will be covered over,[a]
and by fear of Yahweh one turns[b] from evil.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 16:6 Or “atoned for”
- Proverbs 16:6 Literally “turning”
Proverbs 16:17
Modern English Version
17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil;
he who keeps his way preserves his soul.
Proverbs 16:17
Lexham English Bible
17 The highway of the upright, it turns from evil,
he who guards himself[a] keeps his way.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 16:17 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
Proverbs 19:21
Modern English Version
21 There are many plans in a man’s heart,
nevertheless the counsel of the Lord will stand.
Proverbs 19:21
Lexham English Bible
21 Many plans are in the heart[a] of a man,
but the purpose of Yahweh will be established.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 19:21 Or “mind”
Proverbs 21:15
Modern English Version
15 It is joy to the just to do justice,
but destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.
Proverbs 21:15
Lexham English Bible
15 It is a joy to the righteous to do justice,
but dismay to those who do evil.
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