Proverbs 20:28
Legacy Standard Bible
28 Lovingkindness and (A)truth will guard the king,
And he upholds his throne by lovingkindness.
Proverbs 20:28
Evangelical Heritage Version
28 Mercy and truth protect a king,
and he maintains his throne with mercy.
Proverbs 21:8
Legacy Standard Bible
8 The way of a guilty man is (A)perverse,
But as for the pure, his work is upright.
Proverbs 21:8
Evangelical Heritage Version
8 A guilty person’s way is very crooked,
but the conduct of a pure person is straight.
Proverbs 21:29
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:29 Lit makes firm with his face
Proverbs 21:29
Evangelical Heritage Version
29 A wicked person puts on a bold front,
but an upright person gives thought to[a] his way.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:29 The translation follows an alternate Hebrew reading. The main Hebrew reading is establishes.
Proverbs 22:10-11
Legacy Standard Bible
10 (A)Drive out the scoffer, and strife will go out,
Even contention and disgrace will cease.
11 He who loves (B)purity of heart
And (C)grace on his lips, the king is his friend.
Proverbs 22:10-11
Evangelical Heritage Version
10 Drive away a scoffer, and conflict leaves.
Quarrels and insults cease.
11 A person who loves a pure heart and whose lips are gracious
will have a king as his friend.
Proverbs 23:1-3
Legacy Standard Bible
The Fear of Yahweh
23 When you sit down to dine with a ruler,
Understand well [a]what is before you,
2 So you should put a knife to your throat
If you are a (A)man of appetite.
3 Do not (B)desire his delicacies,
For it is bread of falsehood.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:1 Or who
Proverbs 23:1-3
Evangelical Heritage Version
23 When you sit down to eat with a ruler,
pay close attention to what is put in front of you,
2 and put a knife to your throat if you have a big appetite.
3 Do not crave his delicious food.
That food is deceptive.
Proverbs 23:6-8
Legacy Standard Bible
6 (A)Do not eat the bread of [a]a (B)selfish man,
And do not desire his delicacies;
7 For as he [b]calculates in his soul, so he is.
“Eat and drink!” he says to you,
But (C)his heart is not with you.
8 You will (D)vomit up [c]the morsel you have eaten,
And you will corrupt your pleasant words.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:6 Lit an evil eye
- Proverbs 23:7 Lit reckons in his soul
- Proverbs 23:8 Lit your
Proverbs 23:6-8
Evangelical Heritage Version
6 Do not eat the food of a miser.
Do not crave his delicious food,
7 because he is calculating how much things cost him.
So when he says to you, “Eat and drink,”
he does not mean it.
8 You will vomit up the little bit you ate
and spoil your pleasant conversation.
Proverbs 25:5
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 25:5
Evangelical Heritage Version
5 Remove a wicked person from a king’s presence,
and his throne will be established with righteousness.
Proverbs 26:6
Legacy Standard Bible
6 He cuts off his own feet and drinks violence
Who sends words by the hand of a fool.
Proverbs 26:6
Evangelical Heritage Version
6 It is like cutting off your own feet or drinking violence[a]
when a person sends messages in the hand of a fool.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:6 Or poison
Proverbs 26:10
Legacy Standard Bible
10 [a]Like an archer who wounds everyone,
So is he who hires a fool or who hires those who pass by.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:10 Or A master workman produces all things, But he who hires a fool is like one who hires those who pass by
Proverbs 26:10
Evangelical Heritage Version
10 One who hires a fool or someone just passing by
is like an archer who wounds at random.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:10 The meaning of this verse is uncertain.
Proverbs 26:24-28
Legacy Standard Bible
24 He who (A)hates disguises it with his lips,
But he sets up (B)deceit within himself.
25 When he (C)makes his voice gracious, do not believe him,
For there are seven abominations in his heart.
26 Though his hatred (D)covers itself with guile,
His evil will be (E)revealed in the assembly.
27 He who (F)digs a pit will fall into it,
And he who rolls a stone, it will turn back on him.
28 A lying tongue hates [a]those it crushes,
And a (G)flattering mouth works ruin.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:28 Lit its crushed ones
Proverbs 26:24-28
Evangelical Heritage Version
24 With his lips a person hides his hatred,
but he hides deceit inside.
25 When his voice sounds gracious, do not believe him,
because seven abominations are in his heart.
26 His hatred covers itself with deceit,
but his evil will be revealed in the assembly.
27 The person who digs a pit will fall into it.
The person who rolls away a stone—it will roll back over him.
28 A lying tongue hates those it crushes,
and a smooth mouth causes ruin.
Proverbs 28:21
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:21 Lit regard the face
Proverbs 28:21
Evangelical Heritage Version
21 Showing favoritism is not good,
but a man may sin for a piece of bread.
Proverbs 29:5
Legacy Standard Bible
5 A man who (A)flatters his neighbor
Is spreading a net for his steps.
Proverbs 29:5
Evangelical Heritage Version
5 A man who flatters his neighbor
is spreading a net for his steps.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:5 Or his own steps
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