Proverbs 2:21
New International Version
21 For the upright will live in the land,(A)
and the blameless will remain in it;
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 International Version
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 International Version
3 The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.(A)
Proverbs 11:3
New Living Translation
3 Honesty guides good people;
dishonesty destroys treacherous people.
Proverbs 11:6
New International Version
6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.(A)
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 International Version
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 International Version
9 Fools mock at making amends for sin,
but goodwill is found among the upright.
Proverbs 14:9
New Living Translation
9 Fools make fun of guilt,
but the godly acknowledge it and seek reconciliation.
Proverbs 14:11
New International Version
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 International Version
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 International Version
19 The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,(A)
but the path of the upright is a highway.
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 International Version
17 The highway of the upright avoids evil;
those who guard their ways preserve their lives.(A)
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 International Version
18 The wicked become a ransom(A) for the righteous,
and the unfaithful for 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 International Version
29 The wicked put up a bold front,
but the upright give thought to their ways.(A)
Proverbs 21:29
New Living Translation
29 The wicked bluff their way through,
but the virtuous think before they act.
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