Proverbs 21:8
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
8 The way of the guilty is crooked,
but the conduct of the pure is right.
Proverbs 21:8
Common English Bible
8 The ways of some people are twisted and strange,
but the behavior of those who do right is pure.
Proverbs 21:12
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
12 The Righteous One observes the house of the wicked;
he casts the wicked down to ruin.(A)
Proverbs 21:12
Common English Bible
12 The righteous one observes the house of the wicked,
turning the wicked toward trouble.
Proverbs 21:15
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
15 When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous
but dismay to evildoers.
Proverbs 21:15
Common English Bible
15 Acting justly is a joy to the righteous,
but dreaded by those who do evil.
Proverbs 21:18
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous
and the faithless for the upright.(A)
Proverbs 21:18
Common English Bible
18 The wicked are a ransom for the righteous;
the treacherous will be punished[a] in the place of the virtuous.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:18 Heb lacks will be punished.
Proverbs 21:21
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Footnotes
- 21.21 Gk: Heb life and righteousness
Proverbs 21:21
Common English Bible
21 Those who pursue righteousness and kindness
will find life, righteousness, and honor.
Proverbs 21:29
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Footnotes
- 21.29 Or establish
Proverbs 21:29
Common English Bible
29 The wicked person appears brash,
but the virtuous think about the path ahead.
New Revised Standard Version, Updated Edition. Copyright © 2021 National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
Copyright © 2011 by Common English Bible