Proverbs 2:20
New Living Translation
20 So follow the steps of the good,
and stay on the paths of the righteous.
Proverbs 3:27
New Living Translation
27 Do not withhold good from those who deserve it
when it’s in your power to help them.
Proverbs 3:27-28
New Living Translation
27 Do not withhold good from those who deserve it
when it’s in your power to help them.
28 If you can help your neighbor now, don’t say,
“Come back tomorrow, and then I’ll help you.”
Proverbs 11:3
New Living Translation
3 Honesty guides good people;
dishonesty destroys treacherous people.
Proverbs 11:6
New Living Translation
6 The godliness of good people rescues them;
the ambition of treacherous people traps them.
Proverbs 11:17
New Living Translation
17 Your kindness will reward you,
but your cruelty will destroy you.
Proverbs 11:27
New Living Translation
27 If you search for good, you will find favor;
but if you search for evil, it will find you!
Proverbs 11:30
New Living Translation
30 The seeds of good deeds become a tree of life;
a wise person wins friends.[a]
Footnotes
- 11:30 Or and those who win souls are wise.
Proverbs 12:2
New Living Translation
2 The Lord approves of those who are good,
but he condemns those who plan wickedness.
Proverbs 13:22
New Living Translation
22 Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren,
but the sinner’s wealth passes to the godly.
Proverbs 14:14
New Living Translation
14 Backsliders get what they deserve;
good people receive their reward.
Proverbs 14:19
New Living Translation
19 Evil people will bow before good people;
the wicked will bow at the gates of the godly.
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.
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