Proverbs 2:20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
20 Therefore walk in the way of the good,
and keep to the paths of the just.
Proverbs 2:20
New Living Translation
20 So follow the steps of the good,
and stay on the paths of the righteous.
Proverbs 3:27
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Footnotes
- 3.27 Heb from its owners
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 11:3
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
3 The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.(A)
Proverbs 11:3
New Living Translation
3 Honesty guides good people;
dishonesty destroys treacherous people.
Proverbs 11:6
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
6 The righteousness of the upright saves them,
but the treacherous are taken captive by their schemes.(A)
Proverbs 11:6
New Living Translation
6 The godliness of good people rescues them;
the ambition of treacherous people traps them.
Proverbs 11:17
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
17 Those who are kind reward themselves,
but the cruel do themselves harm.
Proverbs 11:17
New Living Translation
17 Your kindness will reward you,
but your cruelty will destroy you.
Proverbs 11:27
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
27 Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor,
but evil comes to the one who searches for it.(A)
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 11:30
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
and the wise capture souls.(A)
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 12:2
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 The good obtain favor from the Lord,
but those who devise evil he condemns.(A)
Proverbs 12:2
New Living Translation
2 The Lord approves of those who are good,
but he condemns those who plan wickedness.
Proverbs 13:22
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
22 The good leave an inheritance to their children’s children,
but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.(A)
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 14:14
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Footnotes
- 14.14 Cn: Heb from upon him
Proverbs 14:14
New Living Translation
14 Backsliders get what they deserve;
good people receive their reward.
Proverbs 14:19
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
19 The evil bow down before the good,
the wicked at the gates of the righteous.(A)
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 14:22
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
22 Do not those who plan evil err?
Those who plan good find loyalty and faithfulness.
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.
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