Proverbs 1:5
Legacy Standard Bible
5 Let the wise man hear and (A)increase in learning,
And a (B)man of understanding will acquire guidance,
Proverbs 1:5
Lexham English Bible
5 may the wise hear and increase learning,
and the one who understands gain direction,[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:5 Or “guidance”
Proverbs 11:14
Legacy Standard Bible
14 Where there is no (A)guidance the people fall,
But in abundance of counselors there is salvation.
Proverbs 11:14
Lexham English Bible
14 Where there is no guidance, a nation[a] shall fall,
but there is safety in an abundance of counsel.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:14 Or “people”
Proverbs 11:14
Legacy Standard Bible
14 Where there is no (A)guidance the people fall,
But in abundance of counselors there is salvation.
Proverbs 11:14
Lexham English Bible
14 Where there is no guidance, a nation[a] shall fall,
but there is safety in an abundance of counsel.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:14 Or “people”
Proverbs 15:22
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:22 Lit thoughts
- Proverbs 15:22 Or are established
Proverbs 15:22
Lexham English Bible
22 Plans go wrong when there is no counsel,
but with many advisors it will succeed.
Proverbs 19:20-21
Legacy Standard Bible
20 (A)Listen to counsel and receive discipline,
That you may be wise in [a]the end of your days.
21 Many [b](B)thoughts are in a man’s heart,
But it is the (C)counsel of Yahweh that will stand.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:20 Lit your latter end
- Proverbs 19:21 Or plans
Proverbs 19:20-21
Lexham English Bible
20 Listen to advice and accept instruction
so that you will gain wisdom for your future.[a]
21 Many plans are in the heart[b] of a man,
but the purpose of Yahweh will be established.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:20 Literally “after things”
- Proverbs 19:21 Or “mind”
Proverbs 20:18
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:18 Or Plans
Proverbs 20:18
Lexham English Bible
18 A plan[a] will be established by advice,
and with guidance make war.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:18 Hebrew “plans”
Proverbs 25:5
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 25:5
Lexham English Bible
5 Remove the wicked before a king,
and his throne will be established in righteousness.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:5 Hebrew “in the righteousness”
Proverbs 27:9
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:9 Lit soul’s counsel
Proverbs 27:9
Lexham English Bible
9 Perfume and incense will gladden a heart,
and the pleasantness of one’s friend is personal advice.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:9 Literally “because of advice of a person”
Proverbs 29:12
Legacy Standard Bible
12 If a (A)ruler pays attention to a lying word,
All his ministers become wicked.
Proverbs 29:12
Lexham English Bible
12 A ruler listening to a word of falsehood,
all his officials are wicked.
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