Proverbs 21:6
Modern English Version
6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue
is a vanity tossed back and forth by those who seek death.
Proverbs 21:6
Lexham English Bible
6 He who makes treasure by a lying tongue
is a fleeting vapor and seeker[a] of death.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 21:6 Hebrew “seekers”
Proverbs 21:13-14
Modern English Version
13 Whoever shuts his ears at the cry of the poor,
he also will cry himself, but will not be heard.
14 A gift in secret pacifies anger,
and a concealed bribe strong wrath.
Proverbs 21:13-14
Lexham English Bible
13 He who closes his ear from the cry of the poor,
he also will cry out and not be heard.
14 A gift in secret[a] will avert anger,[b]
and a concealed bribe,[c] strong wrath.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 21:14 Hebrew “the secret”
- Proverbs 21:14 Literally “nostril”
- Proverbs 21:14 Literally “bribe in the bosom”
Proverbs 21:17
Modern English Version
17 He who loves pleasure will be a poor man;
he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
Proverbs 21:17
Lexham English Bible
17 A man of want is he who loves pleasure;
he who loves wine and oil[a] will not become rich.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 21:17 Or “fat”
Proverbs 21:20
Modern English Version
20 There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise,
but a foolish man squanders it.
Proverbs 21:20
Lexham English Bible
20 Precious treasure and oil are in the house of the wise,
but the foolish person[a] will devour them.[b]
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 21:20 Or “foolish of mankind”
- Proverbs 21:20 Literally “it”
Proverbs 21:26
Modern English Version
26 He covets greedily all the day long,
but the righteous gives and does not spare.
Proverbs 21:26
Lexham English Bible
26 All day[a] he craves a craving,
but the righteous will give and not hold back.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 21:26 Literally “All the day”
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