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
Modern English Version
20 So you may walk in the way of good men
and keep 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
Modern English Version
27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
when it is in the power of your hand to do it.
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
Modern English Version
3 The integrity of the upright will guide them,
but the perverseness of transgressors will destroy them.
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
Modern English Version
6 The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
but transgressors will be taken by their schemes.
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
Modern English Version
17 The merciful man does good to his own soul,
but he who is cruel troubles his own body.
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
Modern English Version
27 He who diligently seeks good procures favor,
but he who seeks mischief, it will come to him.
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
Modern English Version
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
and he who wins souls is wise.
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
Modern English Version
2 A good man obtains favor of the Lord,
but a man of wicked devices will He condemn.
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
Modern English Version
22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
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
Modern English Version
14 The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways,
but a good man will be satisfied with his.
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
Modern English Version
19 The evil bow before the 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
Modern English Version
22 Do they not err who devise evil?
But mercy and truth will be to those who devise good.
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