Proverbs 2:21
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 2:21
New Living Translation
21 For only the godly will live in the land,
and those with integrity will remain in it.
Proverbs 3:32
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:32 Lit His private counsel is
Proverbs 3:32
New Living Translation
32 Such wicked people are detestable to the Lord,
but he offers his friendship to the godly.
Proverbs 11:3
New American Standard Bible
3 The (A)integrity of the upright will guide them,
But the (B)perversity of the treacherous will destroy them.
Proverbs 11:3
New Living Translation
3 Honesty guides good people;
dishonesty destroys treacherous people.
Proverbs 11:6
New American Standard Bible
6 The righteousness of the upright will rescue them,
But the treacherous will (A)be caught by their own greed.
Proverbs 11:6
New Living Translation
6 The godliness of good people rescues them;
the ambition of treacherous people traps them.
Proverbs 11:11
New American Standard Bible
11 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
But by the mouth of the wicked, it is torn down.
Proverbs 11:11
New Living Translation
11 Upright citizens are good for a city and make it prosper,
but the talk of the wicked tears it apart.
Proverbs 14:9
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:9 Lit guilt
- Proverbs 14:9 Or the favor of God
Proverbs 14:9
New Living Translation
9 Fools make fun of guilt,
but the godly acknowledge it and seek reconciliation.
Proverbs 14:11
New American Standard Bible
11 The (A)house of the wicked will be destroyed,
But the tent of the upright will flourish.
Proverbs 14:11
New Living Translation
11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
but the tent of the godly will flourish.
Proverbs 15:8
New American Standard Bible
8 The (A)sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But (B)the prayer of the upright is His delight.
Proverbs 15:8
New Living Translation
8 The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked,
but he delights in the prayers of the upright.
Proverbs 15:19
New American Standard Bible
19 The way of the [a]lazy one is like a hedge of thorns,
But the path of the upright is a highway.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:19 Lit idle
Proverbs 15:19
New Living Translation
19 A lazy person’s way is blocked with briers,
but the path of the upright is an open highway.
Proverbs 16:17
New American Standard Bible
17 The (A)highway of the upright is to turn away from evil;
One who watches his way protects his [a]life.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:17 Lit soul
Proverbs 16:17
New Living Translation
17 The path of the virtuous leads away from evil;
whoever follows that path is safe.
Proverbs 21:18
New American 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
New Living Translation
18 The wicked are punished in place of the godly,
and traitors in place of the honest.
Proverbs 21:29
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:29 Lit makes firm with his face
Proverbs 21:29
New Living Translation
29 The wicked bluff their way through,
but the virtuous think before they act.
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