Proverbs 29:6-7
New Living Translation
6 Evil people are trapped by sin,
but the righteous escape, shouting for joy.
7 The godly care about the rights of the poor;
the wicked don’t care at all.
Proverbs 29:6-7
Legacy Standard Bible
6 By transgression an evil man is (A)ensnared,
But the righteous (B)sings with joy and is glad.
7 The (C)righteous knows the cause of the poor,
The wicked does not understand that knowledge.
Proverbs 29:10
New Living Translation
10 The bloodthirsty hate blameless people,
but the upright seek to help them.[a]
Footnotes
- 29:10 Or The bloodthirsty hate blameless people, / and they seek to kill the upright; Hebrew reads The bloodthirsty hate blameless people; / as for the upright, they seek their life.
Proverbs 29:10
Legacy Standard Bible
10 Men of (A)bloodshed hate the blameless,
But the upright seek the well-being of his soul.
Proverbs 29:16
New Living Translation
16 When the wicked are in authority, sin flourishes,
but the godly will live to see their downfall.
Proverbs 29:16
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:16 Or become great
Proverbs 29:27
New Living Translation
27 The righteous despise the unjust;
the wicked despise the godly.
Proverbs 29:27
Legacy Standard Bible
27 An (A)unjust man is an abomination to the righteous,
And he who is (B)upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.
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