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 2:20
Christian Standard Bible
20 So follow the way of the good,(A)
and keep to the paths of the righteous.
Proverbs 9:9
English Standard Version
9 Give instruction[a] to a wise man, and he will be (A)still wiser;
teach a righteous man, and he will (B)increase in learning.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 9:9 Hebrew lacks instruction
Proverbs 9:9
Christian Standard Bible
9 Instruct the wise, and he will be wiser still;
teach the righteous, and he will learn more.(A)
Proverbs 10:6
English Standard Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:6 Or but violence covers the mouth of the wicked; also verse 11
Proverbs 10:6
Christian Standard Bible
6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(A)
Proverbs 10:11
English Standard Version
11 (A)The mouth of the righteous is (B)a fountain of life,
but the mouth of the wicked (C)conceals violence.
Proverbs 10:11
Christian Standard Bible
11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,(A)
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(B)
Proverbs 10:16
English Standard Version
16 The wage of the righteous leads (A)to life,
the gain of the wicked to sin.
Proverbs 10:16
Christian Standard Bible
16 The reward of the righteous is life;
the wages of the wicked is punishment.(A)
Proverbs 10:20
English Standard Version
20 The tongue of the righteous is (A)choice silver;
the heart of the wicked is of little worth.
Proverbs 10:20
Christian Standard Bible
20 The tongue of the righteous is pure silver;
the heart of the wicked is of little value.(A)
Proverbs 10:21
English Standard Version
21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for (A)lack of sense.
Proverbs 10:21
Christian Standard Bible
21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for lack of sense.(A)
Proverbs 10:24-25
Christian Standard Bible
24 What the wicked dreads will come to him,(A)
but what the righteous desire will be given to them.(B)
Proverbs 10:28
English Standard Version
Proverbs 10:28
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 10:30-32
English Standard Version
30 (A)The righteous will never be removed,
but (B)the wicked will not dwell in the land.
31 (C)The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
32 The lips of the righteous (D)know what is acceptable,
but the mouth of the wicked, (E)what is perverse.
Proverbs 10:30-32
Christian Standard Bible
30 The righteous will never be shaken,
but the wicked will not remain on the earth.(A)
32 The lips of the righteous know what is appropriate,(D)
but the mouth of the wicked, only what is perverse.(E)
Proverbs 11:8-10
English Standard Version
8 (A)The righteous is delivered from trouble,
and the wicked walks into it instead.
9 With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor,
but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
10 (B)When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices,
and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness.
Proverbs 11:8-10
Christian Standard Bible
8 The righteous one is rescued from trouble;
in his place, the wicked one goes in.(A)
9 With his mouth the ungodly destroys his neighbor,
but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.
Proverbs 11:23
English Standard Version
23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
(A)the expectation of the wicked in wrath.
Proverbs 11:23
Christian Standard Bible
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