Proverbs 2:20
World English Bible
20 So you may walk in the way of good men,
and keep the paths of the righteous.
Proverbs 2:20
Christian Standard Bible
20 So follow the way of the good,(A)
and keep to the paths of the righteous.
Proverbs 3:27
World English Bible
27 Don’t withhold good from those to whom it is due,
when it is in the power of your hand to do it.
Proverbs 3:27
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 11:3
World English Bible
3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them,
but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
Proverbs 11:3
Christian Standard Bible
3 The integrity of the upright guides them,(A)
but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.(B)
Proverbs 11:6
World English Bible
6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them,
but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.
Proverbs 11:6
Christian Standard Bible
6 The righteousness of the upright rescues them,
but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.(A)
Proverbs 11:17
World English Bible
17 The merciful man does good to his own soul,
but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.
Proverbs 11:17
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 11:27
World English Bible
27 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.
Proverbs 11:27
Christian Standard Bible
27 The one who searches for what is good(A) seeks favor,
but if someone looks for trouble, it will come to him.(B)
Proverbs 11:30
World English Bible
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life.
He who is wise wins souls.
Proverbs 11:30
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 12:2
World English Bible
2 A good man shall obtain favor from Yahweh,
but he will condemn a man of wicked plans.
Proverbs 12:2
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 13:22
World English Bible
22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.
Proverbs 13:22
Christian Standard Bible
22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his[a] grandchildren,
but the sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.(A)
Footnotes
- 13:22 Or inheritance: his
Proverbs 14:14
World English Bible
14 The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways;
likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways.
Proverbs 14:14
Christian Standard Bible
14 The disloyal one will get what his conduct deserves,
and a good one, what his deeds deserve.(A)
Proverbs 14:19
World English Bible
19 The evil bow down before the good,
and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 14:19
Christian Standard Bible
19 The evil bow before those who are good,
and the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 14:22
World English Bible
22 Don’t they go astray who plot evil?
But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.
Proverbs 14:22
Christian Standard Bible
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