Proverbs 29:6-7
Evangelical Heritage Version
6 An evil man sets a trap with his sin,
but a righteous person sings and rejoices.
7 A righteous person acknowledges the rights of the poor,
but a wicked person does not understand such knowledge.
Proverbs 29:6-7
Lexham English Bible
6 In transgression, an evil man is a snare,
but the righteous will sing and rejoice.[a]
7 The righteous knows the case of the poor,
but the wicked does not understand knowledge.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:6 Hebrew “he will rejoice”
Proverbs 29:10
Evangelical Heritage Version
10 Bloodthirsty people hate anyone with integrity,
but upright people seek to save his life.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:10 Or and they seek the life of the upright
Proverbs 29:10
Lexham English Bible
10 Men of blood hate the blameless,
and they seek the life of the upright.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:10 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
Proverbs 29:16
Evangelical Heritage Version
16 When the wicked increase, sin increases,
but the righteous will see their downfall.
Proverbs 29:16
Lexham English Bible
16 With the increase of the wicked, transgression will increase,
but the righteous will look on his downfall.
Proverbs 29:27
Evangelical Heritage Version
27 An unjust person is disgusting to righteous people,
but one whose way is upright is disgusting to the wicked.
Proverbs 29:27
Lexham English Bible
27 A man of injustice is an abomination to the righteous,
but the upright[a] is an abomination to the wicked.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:27 Literally “upright of way”
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