Proverbs 21:15
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:15 Lit gladness
Proverbs 21:15
New King James Version
15 It is a joy for the just to do justice,
But destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.
Proverbs 22:8
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 22:8
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:8 trouble
Proverbs 22:22
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 22:22
New King James Version
22 Do not rob the (A)poor because he is poor,
Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate;
Proverbs 24:11
Legacy Standard Bible
11 (A)Deliver those who are being taken away to death,
And those who are stumbling to the slaughter, Oh hold them back.
Proverbs 24:11
New King James Version
11 (A)Deliver those who are drawn toward death,
And hold back those stumbling to the slaughter.
Proverbs 25:5
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 25:5
New King James Version
5 Take away the wicked from before the king,
And his throne will be established in (A)righteousness.
Proverbs 28:5
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 28:5
New King James Version
Proverbs 29:4
Legacy Standard Bible
4 By justice the (A)king causes the land to stand,
But a man of bribes tears it down.
Proverbs 29:4
New King James Version
4 The king establishes the land by justice,
But he who receives bribes overthrows it.
Proverbs 29:26-27
Legacy Standard Bible
26 (A)Many seek the face of a ruler,
But (B)justice for man comes from Yahweh.
27 An (C)unjust man is an abomination to the righteous,
And he who is (D)upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.
Proverbs 29:26-27
New King James Version
27 An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous,
And he who is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:26 Lit. face
Proverbs 31:8-9
Legacy Standard Bible
8 (A)Open your mouth for the mute,
For the justice of all those [a]passing away.
9 Open your mouth, (B)judge righteously,
And render (C)justice to the afflicted and needy.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 31:8 Lit sons of passing away
Proverbs 31:8-9
New King James Version
8 (A)Open your mouth for the speechless,
In the cause of all who are [a]appointed to die.
9 Open your mouth, (B)judge righteously,
And (C)plead the cause of the poor and needy.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 31:8 Lit. sons of passing away
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