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Proverbs 28:10
New English Translation
Proverbs 28:10
New English Translation
10 The one who leads the upright astray in an evil way
will himself fall into his own pit,[a]
but the blameless will inherit what is good.[b]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:10 sn The image of falling into a pit (a figure of speech known as hypocatastasis, involving implied comparison) is meant to say that the evil to which he guides people will ultimately destroy him.
- Proverbs 28:10 sn This proverb is teaching that those who corrupt others will be destroyed, usually by their own devices, but those who manage to avoid being corrupted will be rewarded. According to this proverb the righteous can be led astray (e.g., 26:27).
Proverbs 28:10
Lexham English Bible
Proverbs 28:10
Lexham English Bible
10 He who misleads the upright onto the way of evil,
into his pits he will fall.
But as for the blameless, they will inherit good.
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