Proverbs 2:22
Modern English Version
22 but the wicked will be cut off from the earth,
and the transgressors will be rooted out of it.
Proverbs 2:22
Lexham English Bible
22 And those who are wicked will be cut off from the land,
and those who are treacherous will be uprooted from it.
Proverbs 4:14
Modern English Version
14 Do not enter the path of the wicked,
and do not go in the way of evil men.
Proverbs 4:14
Lexham English Bible
14 In the path of the wicked do not go;
do not walk in the way of those who do evil.
Proverbs 4:19
Modern English Version
19 The way of the wicked is as darkness;
they do not know at what they stumble.
Proverbs 4:19
Lexham English Bible
19 The way of the wicked ones is like deep darkness;
they do not know what they stumble over.
Proverbs 5:22
Modern English Version
22 His own iniquities entrap the wicked himself,
and he is snared in the cords of his sins.
Proverbs 5:22
Lexham English Bible
22 His iniquities shall ensnare him, the evildoer,
and in the vanity of his sin he shall be caught.
Proverbs 6:12
Modern English Version
Proverbs 6:12
Lexham English Bible
Against Worthlessness
12 A worthless man, an evil man,
goes around with deceitful speech.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:12 Literally “crookedness of mouth”
Proverbs 10:6
Modern English Version
6 Blessings are on the head of the just,
but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 10:6
Lexham English Bible
6 Blessings belong to the head of the righteous,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Proverbs 10:11
Modern English Version
11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life,
but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 10:11
Lexham English Bible
11 A fountain of life is a mouth of righteousness,
and a mouth of wickedness conceals violence.
Proverbs 10:16
Modern English Version
16 The labor of the righteous tends to life,
the fruit of the wicked to sin.
Proverbs 10:16
Lexham English Bible
16 The wage of the righteous leads to life;
the gain of the wicked to sin.
Proverbs 10:20
Modern English Version
20 The tongue of the just is as choice silver;
the heart of the wicked is worth little.
Proverbs 10:20
Lexham English Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:20 Or “mind”
- Proverbs 10:20 Literally “like a little”
Proverbs 10:24
Modern English Version
24 The fear of the wicked will come upon him,
but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
Proverbs 10:24
Lexham English Bible
24 The dread of the wicked will come upon him,
but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
Proverbs 10:25
Modern English Version
25 As the whirlwind passes, so is the wicked no more,
but the righteous has an everlasting foundation.
Proverbs 10:25
Lexham English Bible
25 With the passing of the tempest, there is no wickedness,
but the righteous have a foundation forever.
Proverbs 10:27
Modern English Version
27 The fear of the Lord prolongs days,
but the years of the wicked will be shortened.
Proverbs 10:27
Lexham English Bible
27 The fear of Yahweh adds life,
but the years of the wicked are shortened.
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