Proverbs 2:22
New Living Translation
22 But the wicked will be removed from the land,
and the treacherous will be uprooted.
Proverbs 2:22
Living Bible
22 evil men lose the good things they might have had,[a] and they themselves shall be destroyed.
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- Proverbs 2:22 lose the good things they might have had, literally, “shall be cut off from the land.”
Proverbs 4:14
New Living Translation
14 Don’t do as the wicked do,
and don’t follow the path of evildoers.
Proverbs 4:19
New Living Translation
19 But the way of the wicked is like total darkness.
They have no idea what they are stumbling over.
Proverbs 5:22
New Living Translation
22 An evil man is held captive by his own sins;
they are ropes that catch and hold him.
Proverbs 5:22
Living Bible
22 The wicked man is doomed by his own sins; they are ropes that catch and hold him.
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Proverbs 6:12
New Living Translation
12 What are worthless and wicked people like?
They are constant liars,
Proverbs 6:12-13
Living Bible
12-13 Let me describe for you a worthless and a wicked man; first, he is a constant liar; he signals his true intentions to his friends with eyes and feet and fingers.
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Proverbs 10:6
New Living Translation
6 The godly are showered with blessings;
the words of the wicked conceal violent intentions.
Proverbs 10:6
Living Bible
6 The good man is covered with blessings from head to foot, but an evil man inwardly curses his luck.[a]
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- Proverbs 10:6 an evil man inwardly curses his luck, literally, “but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.”
Proverbs 10:11
New Living Translation
11 The words of the godly are a life-giving fountain;
the words of the wicked conceal violent intentions.
Proverbs 10:11
Living Bible
11 There is living truth in what a good man says, but the mouth of the evil man is filled with curses.
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Proverbs 10:16
New Living Translation
16 The earnings of the godly enhance their lives,
but evil people squander their money on sin.
Proverbs 10:16
Living Bible
16 The good man’s earnings advance the cause of righteousness. The evil man squanders his on sin.
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Proverbs 10:20
New Living Translation
20 The words of the godly are like sterling silver;
the heart of a fool is worthless.
Proverbs 10:20
Living Bible
20 When a good man speaks, he is worth listening to, but the words of fools are a dime a dozen.
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Proverbs 10:24
New Living Translation
24 The fears of the wicked will be fulfilled;
the hopes of the godly will be granted.
Proverbs 10:24
Living Bible
24 The wicked man’s fears will all come true and so will the good man’s hopes.
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Proverbs 10:25
New Living Translation
25 When the storms of life come, the wicked are whirled away,
but the godly have a lasting foundation.
Proverbs 10:25
Living Bible
25 Disaster strikes like a cyclone and the wicked are whirled away. But the good man has a strong anchor.
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Proverbs 10:27
New Living Translation
27 Fear of the Lord lengthens one’s life,
but the years of the wicked are cut short.
Proverbs 10:27
Living Bible
27 Reverence for God adds hours to each day;[a] so how can the wicked expect a long, good life?
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- Proverbs 10:27 adds hours to each day, literally, “prolongs days.”
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