Proverbs 21:7-8
New Living Translation
7 The violence of the wicked sweeps them away,
because they refuse to do what is just.
8 The guilty walk a crooked path;
the innocent travel a straight road.
Proverbs 21:7-8
Lexham English Bible
7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away,
for they refuse to do justice.
8 Crooked is the way of a man and a foreigner,
but the pure is upright in his conduct.
Proverbs 21:10
New Living Translation
10 Evil people desire evil;
their neighbors get no mercy from them.
Proverbs 21:10
Lexham English Bible
10 The soul[a] of the wicked desires evil;
his neighbor will not find mercy in his eyes.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:10 Or “soul, life, throat”
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 21:29
New Living Translation
29 The wicked bluff their way through,
but the virtuous think before they act.
Proverbs 21:29
Lexham English Bible
29 A wicked man is strong in his countenance,[a]
but the upright will appoint his paths.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:29 Literally “his face”
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