20 So follow the way of the good,(A)
and keep to the paths of the righteous.

Read full chapter

20 So follow the way of good people,(A)
and keep to the paths of the righteous.

Read full chapter

Treat Others Fairly

27 When it is in your power,[a]
don’t withhold good(A) from the one to whom it belongs.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 3:27 Lit in the power of your hands

Treat Others Fairly

27 When it is in your power,[a]
don’t withhold good(A) from the one it belongs to.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:27 Lit in the power of your hands

The integrity of the upright guides them,(A)
but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.(B)

Read full chapter

The integrity of the upright guides them,(A)
but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.(B)

Read full chapter

The righteousness of the upright rescues them,
but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.(A)

Read full chapter

The righteousness of the upright rescues them,
but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.(A)

Read full chapter

17 A kind man benefits himself,(A)
but a cruel person brings ruin on himself.(B)

Read full chapter

17 A kind man benefits himself,(A)
but a cruel man brings disaster on himself.(B)

Read full chapter

27 The one who searches for what is good(A) seeks favor,
but if someone looks for trouble, it will come to him.(B)

Read full chapter

27 The one who searches for what is good(A) finds favor,
but if someone looks for trouble, it will come to him.(B)

Read full chapter

30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(A)
but a cunning person takes lives.(B)

Read full chapter

30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(A)
but violence[a] takes lives.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:30 LXX, Syr; MT reads but a wise one

One who is good obtains favor from the Lord,(A)
but he condemns a person who schemes.(B)

Read full chapter

The good person obtains favor from the Lord,(A)
but He condemns a man who schemes.(B)

Read full chapter

22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his[a] grandchildren,
but the sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.(A)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 13:22 Or inheritance: his

22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his[a] grandchildren,
but the sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.(A)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:22 Or inheritance: his

14 The disloyal one will get what his conduct deserves,
and a good one, what his deeds deserve.(A)

Read full chapter

14 The disloyal one will get what his conduct deserves,
and a good man, what his deeds deserve.(A)

Read full chapter

19 The evil bow before those who are good,
and the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.

Read full chapter

19 The evil bow before those who are good,
the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.

Read full chapter

22 Don’t those who plan evil go astray?(A)
But those who plan good find loyalty and faithfulness.(B)

Read full chapter

22 Don’t those who plan evil go astray?(A)
But those who plan good find loyalty and faithfulness.(B)

Read full chapter

The eyes of the Lord are everywhere,
observing the wicked and the good.(A)

Read full chapter

The eyes of the Lord are everywhere,
observing the wicked and the good.(A)

Read full chapter