Proverbs 21:16
English Standard Version
16 One who wanders from the way of good sense
(A)will rest in the assembly of the dead.
Proverbs 21:16
Common English Bible
16 People who wander from the path of insight
will rest in the company of the dead.
Proverbs 21:18
English Standard Version
Proverbs 21:18
Common English Bible
18 The wicked are a ransom for the righteous;
the treacherous will be punished[a] in the place of the virtuous.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:18 Heb lacks will be punished.
Proverbs 21:21
English Standard Version
Proverbs 21:21
Common English Bible
21 Those who pursue righteousness and kindness
will find life, righteousness, and honor.
Proverbs 21:27
English Standard Version
27 (A)The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination;
how much more (B)when he brings it with evil intent.
Proverbs 21:27
Common English Bible
27 The Lord detests the sacrifices of the wicked,
especially when brought with devious motives.
Proverbs 22:8
English Standard Version
Proverbs 22:8
Common English Bible
8 Those who sow injustice will harvest evil;
the rod of their fury will come to an end.
Proverbs 24:15-16
English Standard Version
15 (A)Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous;
do no violence to his home;
16 (B)for the righteous falls (C)seven times and rises again,
but (D)the wicked stumble in times of calamity.
Proverbs 24:15-16
Common English Bible
15 Wicked one, don’t wait secretly at the home of the righteous.
Don’t destroy their dwelling.
16 The righteous may fall seven times but still get up,
but the wicked will stumble into trouble.
Proverbs 26:1
English Standard Version
Proverbs 26:1
Common English Bible
26 Like snow in the summer or rain at harvest,
so honor isn’t appropriate for a fool.
Proverbs 26:3
English Standard Version
Proverbs 26:3
Common English Bible
3 A whip for a horse, a bridle for a donkey,
and a rod for the back of fools.
Proverbs 26:27
English Standard Version
27 (A)Whoever digs a pit will fall into it,
and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling.
Proverbs 26:27
Common English Bible
27 Those who dig a pit will fall in it;
those who roll a stone will have it turn back on them.
Proverbs 29:16
English Standard Version
16 When the wicked increase, transgression increases,
but (A)the righteous will look upon their downfall.
Proverbs 29:16
Common English Bible
16 When the wicked become numerous, so do crimes;
the righteous will see their downfall.
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