Proverbs 21:29
New Living Translation
29 The wicked bluff their way through,
but the virtuous think before they act.
Proverbs 21:29
Living Bible
29 An evil man is stubborn, but a godly man will reconsider.[a]
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- Proverbs 21:29 An evil man is stubborn, but a godly man will reconsider, or “The wicked man is brazen; the godly man is thoughtful.”
Proverbs 22:5
New Living Translation
5 Corrupt people walk a thorny, treacherous road;
whoever values life will avoid it.
Proverbs 22:5
Living Bible
5 The rebel walks a thorny, treacherous road; the man who values his soul will stay away.
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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
Living Bible
15-16 O evil man, leave the upright man alone and quit trying to cheat him out of his rights. Don’t you know that this good man, though you trip him up seven times, will each time rise again? But one calamity is enough to lay you low.
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Proverbs 28:1
New Living Translation
28 The wicked run away when no one is chasing them,
but the godly are as bold as lions.
Proverbs 28:1
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28 The wicked flee when no one is chasing them! But the godly are bold as lions!
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Proverbs 28:12
New Living Translation
12 When the godly succeed, everyone is glad.
When the wicked take charge, people go into hiding.
Proverbs 28:12
Living Bible
12 When the godly are successful, everyone is glad. When the wicked succeed, everyone is sad.
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Proverbs 28:28
New Living Translation
28 When the wicked take charge, people go into hiding.
When the wicked meet disaster, the godly flourish.
Proverbs 28:28
Living Bible
28 When the wicked prosper, good men go away; when the wicked meet disaster, good men return.
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Proverbs 29:2
New Living Translation
2 When the godly are in authority, the people rejoice.
But when the wicked are in power, they groan.
Proverbs 29:2
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2 With good men in authority, the people rejoice; but with the wicked in power, they groan.
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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
Living Bible
16 When rulers are wicked, their people are too; but good men will live to see the tyrant’s downfall.
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Proverbs 29:27
New Living Translation
27 The righteous despise the unjust;
the wicked despise the godly.
Proverbs 29:27
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27 The good hate the badness of the wicked. The wicked hate the goodness of the good.
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