Proverbs 1:10
New Living Translation
10 My child, if sinners entice you,
turn your back on them!
Proverbs 1:10
Living Bible
10 If young toughs tell you, “Come and join us”—turn your back on them!
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Proverbs 4:23-27
New Living Translation
23 Guard your heart above all else,
for it determines the course of your life.
24 Avoid all perverse talk;
stay away from corrupt speech.
25 Look straight ahead,
and fix your eyes on what lies before you.
26 Mark out a straight path for your feet;
stay on the safe path.
27 Don’t get sidetracked;
keep your feet from following evil.
Proverbs 4:23-27
Living Bible
23 Above all else, guard your affections. For they influence everything else in your life. 24 Spurn the careless kiss of a prostitute.[a] Stay far from her. 25 Look straight ahead; don’t even turn your head to look. 26 Watch your step. Stick to the path and be safe. 27 Don’t sidetrack; pull back your foot from danger.
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- Proverbs 4:24 Spurn the careless kiss of a prostitute, implied; literally, “Put away from you a wayward mouth.”
Proverbs 10:9
New Living Translation
9 People with integrity walk safely,
but those who follow crooked paths will be exposed.
Proverbs 10:9
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9 A good man has firm footing, but a crook will slip and fall.
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Proverbs 11:5-6
New Living Translation
5 The godly are directed by honesty;
the wicked fall beneath their load of sin.
6 The godliness of good people rescues them;
the ambition of treacherous people traps them.
Proverbs 11:5-6
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5 Good people are directed by their honesty; the wicked shall fall beneath their load of sins.
6 The good man’s goodness delivers him; the evil man’s treachery is his undoing.
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Proverbs 14:12
New Living Translation
12 There is a path before each person that seems right,
but it ends in death.
Proverbs 14:12
Living Bible
12 Before every man there lies a wide and pleasant road that seems right but ends in death.
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Proverbs 14:16
New Living Translation
16 The wise are cautious[a] and avoid danger;
fools plunge ahead with reckless confidence.
Footnotes
- 14:16 Hebrew The wise fear.
Proverbs 14:16
Living Bible
16 A wise man is cautious and avoids danger; a fool plunges ahead with great confidence.
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Proverbs 14:22
New Living Translation
22 If you plan to do evil, you will be lost;
if you plan to do good, you will receive unfailing love and faithfulness.
Proverbs 14:22
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22 Those who plot evil shall wander away and be lost, but those who plan good shall be granted mercy and quietness.
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Proverbs 15:3
New Living Translation
3 The Lord is watching everywhere,
keeping his eye on both the evil and the good.
Proverbs 15:3
Living Bible
3 The Lord is watching everywhere and keeps his eye on both the evil and the good.
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Proverbs 16:6
New Living Translation
6 Unfailing love and faithfulness make atonement for sin.
By fearing the Lord, people avoid evil.
Proverbs 16:6
Living Bible
6 Iniquity is atoned for by mercy and truth; evil is avoided by reverence for God.
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Proverbs 16:17
New Living Translation
17 The path of the virtuous leads away from evil;
whoever follows that path is safe.
Proverbs 16:17
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17 The path of the godly leads away from evil; he who follows that path is safe.
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Proverbs 19:21
New Living Translation
21 You can make many plans,
but the Lord’s purpose will prevail.
Proverbs 21:15
New Living Translation
15 Justice is a joy to the godly,
but it terrifies evildoers.
Proverbs 21:15
Living Bible
15 A good man loves justice, but it is a calamity to evildoers.
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