Proverbs 21:8
Lexham English Bible
8 Crooked is the way of a man and a foreigner,
but the pure is upright in his conduct.
Proverbs 21:8
English Standard Version
8 The way of the guilty (A)is crooked,
but the conduct of the pure is upright.
Proverbs 21:12
Lexham English Bible
12 The righteous observes the house of the wicked;
he throws the wicked to ruin.
Proverbs 21:12
English Standard Version
12 The Righteous One (A)observes the house of the wicked;
he throws the wicked down to ruin.
Proverbs 21:15
Lexham English Bible
15 It is a joy to the righteous to do justice,
but dismay to those who do evil.
Proverbs 21:15
English Standard Version
15 When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous
(A)but terror to evildoers.
Proverbs 21:18
Lexham English Bible
18 A ransom for the righteous is the wicked,
and the faithless instead of the upright.
Proverbs 21:18
English Standard Version
Proverbs 21:21
Lexham English Bible
21 He who pursues righteousness and kindness
will find life, righteousness, and honor.
Proverbs 21:21
English Standard Version
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”
Proverbs 21:29
English Standard Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:29 Or establishes
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