Proverbs 24:8-9
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
8 Whoever plans to do evil
will be called a mischief-maker.(A)
9 The devising of folly is sin,
and the scoffer is an abomination to all.
Proverbs 24:8-9
New Living Translation
8 A person who plans evil
will get a reputation as a troublemaker.
9 The schemes of a fool are sinful;
everyone detests a mocker.
Proverbs 24:15-16
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
15 Do not lie in wait like an outlaw against the home of the righteous;
do no violence to the place where the righteous live;(A)
16 for though they fall seven times, they will rise again,
but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.(B)
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 24:20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
20 for the evil have no future;
the lamp of the wicked will go out.(A)
Proverbs 24:20
New Living Translation
20 For evil people have no future;
the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.
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