Proverbs 2:20
New Living Translation
20 So follow the steps of the good,
and stay on the paths of the righteous.
Proverbs 2:20
English Standard Version
20 So you will walk in the way of the good
and keep to the paths of the righteous.
Proverbs 3:27
New Living Translation
27 Do not withhold good from those who deserve it
when it’s in your power to help them.
Proverbs 3:27
English Standard Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:27 Hebrew Do not withhold good from its owners
Proverbs 11:3
New Living Translation
3 Honesty guides good people;
dishonesty destroys treacherous people.
Proverbs 11:3
English Standard Version
3 (A)The integrity of the upright guides them,
(B)but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
Proverbs 11:6
New Living Translation
6 The godliness of good people rescues them;
the ambition of treacherous people traps them.
Proverbs 11:6
English Standard Version
6 (A)The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
but the treacherous (B)are taken captive by their lust.
Proverbs 11:17
New Living Translation
17 Your kindness will reward you,
but your cruelty will destroy you.
Proverbs 11:17
English Standard Version
17 (A)A man who is kind benefits himself,
but a cruel man hurts himself.
Proverbs 11:27
New Living Translation
27 If you search for good, you will find favor;
but if you search for evil, it will find you!
Proverbs 11:27
English Standard Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:27 Or acceptance
Proverbs 11:30
New Living Translation
30 The seeds of good deeds become a tree of life;
a wise person wins friends.[a]
Footnotes
- 11:30 Or and those who win souls are wise.
Proverbs 11:30
English Standard Version
Proverbs 12:2
New Living Translation
2 The Lord approves of those who are good,
but he condemns those who plan wickedness.
Proverbs 12:2
English Standard Version
2 A good man (A)obtains favor from the Lord,
but a man of evil devices he condemns.
Proverbs 13:22
New Living Translation
22 Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren,
but the sinner’s wealth passes to the godly.
Proverbs 13:22
English Standard Version
22 (A)A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children,
but (B)the sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous.
Proverbs 14:14
New Living Translation
14 Backsliders get what they deserve;
good people receive their reward.
Proverbs 14:14
English Standard Version
14 The backslider in heart will be (A)filled with the fruit of his ways,
and (B)a good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways.
Proverbs 14:19
New Living Translation
19 Evil people will bow before good people;
the wicked will bow at the gates of the godly.
Proverbs 14:19
English Standard Version
19 (A)The evil bow down before the good,
the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 14:22
New Living Translation
22 If you plan to do evil, you will be lost;
if you plan to do good, you will receive unfailing love and faithfulness.
Proverbs 14:22
English Standard Version
22 Do they not go astray who (A)devise evil?
Those who devise good meet[a] (B)steadfast love and faithfulness.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:22 Or show
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