Proverbs 2:21
Authorized (King James) Version
21 For the upright shall dwell in the land,
and the perfect shall remain in it.
Proverbs 2:21
American Standard Version
21 For the upright shall dwell in the [a]land,
And the perfect shall remain in it.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 2:21 Or, earth
Proverbs 3:32
Authorized (King James) Version
32 For the froward is abomination to the Lord:
but his secret is with the righteous.
Proverbs 3:32
American Standard Version
32 For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah;
But his [a]friendship is with the upright.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:32 Or, counsel
Proverbs 11:3
Authorized (King James) Version
3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them:
but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
Proverbs 11:3
American Standard Version
3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them;
But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
Proverbs 11:6
Authorized (King James) Version
6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them:
but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.
Proverbs 11:6
American Standard Version
6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them;
But the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.
Proverbs 11:11
Authorized (King James) Version
11 By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted:
but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 11:11
American Standard Version
11 By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted;
But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 14:9
Authorized (King James) Version
9 Fools make a mock at sin:
but among the righteous there is favour.
Proverbs 14:9
American Standard Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:9 Or, Fools make a mock at sin
- Proverbs 14:9 Or, the favor of God
Proverbs 14:11
Authorized (King James) Version
11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown:
but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
Proverbs 14:11
American Standard Version
11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown;
But the tent of the upright shall flourish.
Proverbs 15:8
Authorized (King James) Version
8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord:
but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
Proverbs 15:8
American Standard Version
8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah;
But the prayer of the upright is his delight.
Proverbs 15:19
Authorized (King James) Version
19 The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns:
but the way of the righteous is made plain.
Proverbs 15:19
American Standard Version
19 The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns;
But the path of the upright is made a highway.
Proverbs 16:17
Authorized (King James) Version
17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil:
he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
Proverbs 16:17
American Standard Version
17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil:
He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
Proverbs 21:18
Authorized (King James) Version
18 The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous,
and the transgressor for the upright.
Proverbs 21:18
American Standard Version
18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous;
And the treacherous cometh in the stead of the upright.
Proverbs 21:29
Authorized (King James) Version
29 A wicked man hardeneth his face:
but as for the upright, he directeth his way.
Proverbs 21:29
American Standard Version
29 A wicked man hardeneth his face;
But as for the upright, [a]he establisheth his ways.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:29 Another reading is, he considereth his way.
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