Proverbs 21:16
New Living Translation
16 The person who strays from common sense
will end up in the company of the dead.
Proverbs 21:16
Lexham English Bible
16 Whoever wanders from the way of understanding,
in the assembly of the dead[a] he will rest.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:16 Or “Rephaim”
Proverbs 21:18
New Living Translation
18 The wicked are punished in place of the godly,
and traitors in place of the honest.
Proverbs 21:18
Lexham English Bible
18 A ransom for the righteous is the wicked,
and the faithless instead of the upright.
Proverbs 21:21
New Living Translation
21 Whoever pursues righteousness and unfailing love
will find life, righteousness, and honor.
Proverbs 21:21
Lexham English Bible
21 He who pursues righteousness and kindness
will find life, righteousness, and honor.
Proverbs 21:27
New Living Translation
27 The sacrifice of an evil person is detestable,
especially when it is offered with wrong motives.
Proverbs 21:27
Lexham English Bible
27 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination;
how much more when he brings it in divisiveness!
Proverbs 22:8
New Living Translation
8 Those who plant injustice will harvest disaster,
and their reign of terror will come to an end.[a]
Proverbs 22:8
Lexham English Bible
8 He who sows injustice will reap calamity,
and the rod of his anger will fail.
Proverbs 24:15-16
New Living Translation
15 Don’t wait in ambush at the home of the godly,
and don’t raid the house where the godly live.
16 The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again.
But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked.
Proverbs 24:15-16
Lexham English Bible
15 Do not lie in wait like an outlaw against the home of the righteous;
do not do violence to his dwelling place.
16 For seven times the righteous will fall, but he will rise,
but the wicked will be overthrown by calamity.
Proverbs 26:1
New Living Translation
26 Honor is no more associated with fools
than snow with summer or rain with harvest.
Proverbs 26:1
Lexham English Bible
26 Like snow in the summer and like rain at the harvest,
so honor is not fitting for a fool.
Proverbs 26:3
New Living Translation
3 Guide a horse with a whip, a donkey with a bridle,
and a fool with a rod to his back!
Proverbs 26:3
Lexham English Bible
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
and a rod for the back of fools.
Proverbs 26:27
New Living Translation
27 If you set a trap for others,
you will get caught in it yourself.
If you roll a boulder down on others,
it will crush you instead.
Proverbs 26:27
Lexham English Bible
27 He who digs a pit, in it he will fall,
and he who rolls a stone, on him it will come back.
Proverbs 29:16
New Living Translation
16 When the wicked are in authority, sin flourishes,
but the godly will live to see their downfall.
Proverbs 29:16
Lexham English Bible
16 With the increase of the wicked, transgression will increase,
but the righteous will look on his downfall.
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