Proverbs 20:7
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
7 The righteous walk in integrity—
happy are the children who follow them!(A)
Proverbs 20:7
New Living Translation
7 The godly walk with integrity;
blessed are their children who follow them.
Proverbs 20:10
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
10 Diverse weights and diverse measures
are both alike an abomination to the Lord.(A)
Proverbs 20:10
New Living Translation
10 False weights and unequal measures[a]—
the Lord detests double standards of every kind.
Footnotes
- 20:10 Hebrew A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah.
Proverbs 20:14
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
14 “Bad, bad,” says the buyer,
then goes away and boasts.
Proverbs 20:14
New Living Translation
14 The buyer haggles over the price, saying, “It’s worthless,”
then brags about getting a bargain!
Proverbs 20:17
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
17 Bread gained by deceit is sweet,
but afterward the mouth will be full of gravel.(A)
Proverbs 20:17
New Living Translation
17 Stolen bread tastes sweet,
but it turns to gravel in the mouth.
Proverbs 20:25
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
25 It is a snare for one to say rashly, “It is holy,”
and begin to reflect only after making a vow.(A)
Proverbs 20:25
New Living Translation
25 Don’t trap yourself by making a rash promise to God
and only later counting the cost.
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