Proverbs 2:20
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 2:20
New King James Version
20 So you may walk in the way of goodness,
And keep to the paths of righteousness.
Proverbs 9:9
Legacy Standard Bible
9 Give knowledge to a wise man and he will be still wiser,
Make a righteous man know it and he will (A)increase his learning.
Proverbs 9:9
New King James Version
9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser;
Teach a just man, (A)and he will increase in learning.
Proverbs 10:6
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 10:6
New King James Version
6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 10:11
Legacy Standard Bible
11 The (A)mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
But (B)the mouth of the wicked covers up violence.
Proverbs 10:11
New King James Version
11 The mouth of the righteous is a well of life,
But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 10:16
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:16 Or work
Proverbs 10:16
New King James Version
16 The labor of the righteous leads to (A)life,
The wages of the wicked to sin.
Proverbs 10:20
Legacy Standard Bible
20 The tongue of the righteous is as (A)choice silver,
The heart of the wicked is worth little.
Proverbs 10:20
New King James Version
20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;
The heart of the wicked is worth little.
Proverbs 10:21
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 10:21
New King James Version
21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
But fools die for lack of [a]wisdom.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:21 Lit. heart
Proverbs 10:24-25
Legacy Standard Bible
24 What (A)the wicked dreads will come upon him,
But the (B)desire of the righteous will be granted.
25 When the (C)whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more,
But the (D)righteous has an everlasting foundation.
Proverbs 10:24-25
New King James Version
24 (A)The fear of the wicked will come upon him,
And (B)the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25 When the whirlwind passes by, (C)the wicked is no more,
But (D)the righteous has an everlasting foundation.
Proverbs 10:28
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 10:28
New King James Version
28 The hope of the righteous will be gladness,
But the (A)expectation of the wicked will perish.
Proverbs 10:30-32
Legacy Standard Bible
30 The (A)righteous will never be shaken,
But (B)the wicked will not dwell in the land.
31 The (C)mouth of the righteous bears wisdom,
But the tongue of (D)perversions will be cut out.
32 The lips of the righteous know (E)what is acceptable,
But the (F)mouth of the wicked [a]what is perverse.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:32 Lit perversions
Proverbs 10:30-32
New King James Version
30 (A)The righteous will never be removed,
But the wicked will not inhabit the [a]earth.
31 (B)The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
But the perverse tongue will be cut out.
32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,
But the mouth of the wicked what is perverse.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:30 land
Proverbs 11:8-10
Legacy Standard Bible
8 The righteous is rescued from [a]distress,
But the wicked [b]takes his place.
9 With his (A)mouth the godless man corrupts his neighbor,
But through knowledge the (B)righteous will be rescued.
10 When it (C)goes well with the righteous, the city exults,
And when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:8 Or trouble
- Proverbs 11:8 Lit enters
Proverbs 11:8-10
New King James Version
8 (A)The righteous is delivered from trouble,
And it comes to the wicked instead.
9 The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor,
But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
10 (B)When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices;
And when the wicked perish, there is jubilation.
Proverbs 11:23
Legacy Standard Bible
23 The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the (A)hope of the wicked is wrath.
Proverbs 11:23
New King James Version
23 The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the expectation of the wicked (A)is wrath.
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