Proverbs 21:15
English Standard Version
15 When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous
(A)but terror to evildoers.
Proverbs 21:15
Lexham English Bible
15 It is a joy to the righteous to do justice,
but dismay to those who do evil.
Proverbs 22:8
English Standard Version
Proverbs 22:8
Lexham English Bible
8 He who sows injustice will reap calamity,
and the rod of his anger will fail.
Proverbs 22:22
English Standard Version
Proverbs 22:22
Lexham English Bible
22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
and do not crush the afflicted at the gate;
Proverbs 24:11
English Standard Version
11 (A)Rescue those who are being taken away to death;
hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter.
Proverbs 24:11
Lexham English Bible
11 Rescue those who are led away to the death
and those who stagger to the slaughter. If you hold back,
Proverbs 25:5
English Standard Version
5 take away (A)the wicked from the presence of the king,
and his (B)throne will be established in righteousness.
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 28:5
English Standard Version
Proverbs 28:5
Lexham English Bible
5 Men of evil do not understand justice,
but seekers of Yahweh understand completely.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:5 Or “everything”
Proverbs 29:4
English Standard Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:4 Or who taxes heavily
Proverbs 29:4
Lexham English Bible
4 By justice a king gives stability to a land,
but a man of bribes will ruin it.
Proverbs 29:26-27
English Standard Version
26 Many (A)seek the face of a ruler,
but it is from the Lord that a man (B)gets justice.
27 (C)An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous,
but one whose way is straight is an abomination to the wicked.
Proverbs 29:26-27
Lexham English Bible
26 Many are those who seek the favor[a] of a ruler,
but from Yahweh one obtains justice.[b]
27 A man of injustice is an abomination to the righteous,
but the upright[c] is an abomination to the wicked.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:26 Literally “faces”
- Proverbs 29:26 Literally “comes justice for a man”
- Proverbs 29:27 Literally “upright of way”
Proverbs 31:8-9
English Standard Version
8 (A)Open your mouth for the mute,
for the rights of all who are destitute.[a]
9 Open your mouth, (B)judge righteously,
(C)defend the rights of (D)the poor and needy.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 31:8 Hebrew are sons of passing away
Proverbs 31:8-9
Lexham English Bible
8 Open your mouth for the mute,
for the rights[a] of all the needy.[b]
9 Open your mouth, judge righteousness,
and defend the poor and needy.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 31:8 Hebrew “right”
- Proverbs 31:8 Literally “the sons of the needy”
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