Proverbs 2:21
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 2:21
Common English Bible
21 Those who have integrity will dwell in the land;
the innocent will remain in it.
Proverbs 3:32
Legacy Standard Bible
32 For the (A)devious one is an abomination to Yahweh;
But His (B)secret council is with the upright.
Proverbs 3:32
Common English Bible
32 Devious people are detestable to the Lord,
but the virtuous are his close friends.
Proverbs 11:3
Legacy Standard Bible
3 The (A)integrity of the upright will lead them,
But the (B)crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.
Proverbs 11:3
Common English Bible
3 Integrity guides the virtuous,
but dishonesty ruins the treacherous.
Proverbs 11:6
Legacy Standard Bible
6 The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
But the treacherous will (A)be captured by their own desire.
Proverbs 11:6
Common English Bible
6 Those who do right are saved by their righteousness,
but the untrustworthy are caught by their own desires.
Proverbs 11:11
Legacy Standard Bible
11 By the blessing of the upright a city is raised up,
But by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
Proverbs 11:11
Common English Bible
11 A city is honored by the blessing of the virtuous;
it is destroyed by the words of the wicked.
Proverbs 14:9
Legacy Standard Bible
9 Ignorant fools scoff at guilt,
But (A)among the upright there is favor.
Proverbs 14:9
Common English Bible
9 Fools mock a compensation offering,
but favor is with those who do right.
Proverbs 14:11
Legacy Standard Bible
11 The (A)house of the wicked will be destroyed,
But the tent of the upright will flourish.
Proverbs 14:11
Common English Bible
11 The house of the wicked is destroyed,
but the tent flourishes for those who do right.
Proverbs 15:8
Legacy Standard Bible
8 The (A)sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh,
But (B)the prayer of the upright is His delight.
Proverbs 15:8
Common English Bible
8 The Lord detests the sacrifices of the wicked,
but favors the prayers of those who do right.
Proverbs 15:19
Legacy Standard Bible
19 The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns,
But the path of the upright is a highway.
Proverbs 15:19
Common English Bible
19 The path of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns,
but the way of those who do right is a clear road.
Proverbs 16:17
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:17 Or life
Proverbs 16:17
Common English Bible
17 The road of those who do right turns away from evil;
those who protect their path guard their lives.
Proverbs 21:18
Legacy Standard Bible
18 The wicked is a (A)ransom for the righteous,
And the (B)treacherous is in the place of the upright.
Proverbs 21:18
Common English Bible
18 The wicked are a ransom for the righteous;
the treacherous will be punished[a] in the place of the virtuous.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:18 Heb lacks will be punished.
Proverbs 21:29
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:29 Lit makes firm with his face
Proverbs 21:29
Common English Bible
29 The wicked person appears brash,
but the virtuous think about the path ahead.
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