Proverbs 2:22
GOD’S WORD Translation
22 But wicked people will be cut off from the land
and treacherous people will be torn [a] from it.
Footnotes
- 2:22 Or “will be swept away.”
Proverbs 4:14
GOD’S WORD Translation
14 Do not stray onto the path of wicked people.
Do not walk in the way of evil people.
Proverbs 4:19
GOD’S WORD Translation
19 The way of wicked people is like deep darkness.
They do not know what makes them stumble.
Proverbs 5:22
GOD’S WORD Translation
22 A wicked person will be trapped by his own wrongs,
and he will be caught in the ropes of his own sin.
Proverbs 6:12
GOD’S WORD Translation
12 A good-for-nothing scoundrel is a person who has a dishonest mouth.
Proverbs 10:6
GOD’S WORD Translation
6 Blessings cover the head of a righteous person,
but violence covers the mouths of wicked people.
Proverbs 10:11
GOD’S WORD Translation
11 The mouth of a righteous person is a fountain of life,
but the mouths of wicked people conceal violence.
Proverbs 10:16
GOD’S WORD Translation
16 A righteous person’s reward is life.
A wicked person’s harvest is sin.
Proverbs 10:20
GOD’S WORD Translation
20 The tongue of a righteous person is pure silver.
The hearts of wicked people are worthless.
Proverbs 10:24
GOD’S WORD Translation
Righteous People Contrasted to Wicked People
24 That which wicked people dread happens to them,
but ⌞the Lord⌟ grants the desire of righteous people.
Proverbs 10:25
GOD’S WORD Translation
25 When the storm has passed, the wicked person has vanished,
but the righteous person has an everlasting foundation.
Proverbs 10:27
GOD’S WORD Translation
27 The fear of the Lord lengthens ⌞the number of⌟ days,
but the years of wicked people are shortened.
Proverbs 10:28
GOD’S WORD Translation
28 The hope of righteous people ⌞leads to⌟ joy,
but the eager waiting of wicked people comes to nothing.
Proverbs 10:30
GOD’S WORD Translation
30 A righteous person will never be moved,
but wicked people will not continue to live in the land.
Proverbs 11:5
GOD’S WORD Translation
5 The righteousness of innocent people makes their road smooth,
but wicked people fall by their own wickedness.
Proverbs 11:7
GOD’S WORD Translation
7 At the death of a wicked person, hope vanishes.
Moreover, his confidence in strength vanishes.
Proverbs 11:8
GOD’S WORD Translation
8 A righteous person is rescued from trouble,
and a wicked person takes his place.
Proverbs 11:10
GOD’S WORD Translation
10 When righteous people prosper, a city is glad.
When wicked people die, there are songs of joy.
Proverbs 11:11
GOD’S WORD Translation
11 With the blessing of decent people a city is raised up,
but by the words of wicked people, it is torn down.
Proverbs 11:18
GOD’S WORD Translation
18 A wicked person earns dishonest wages,
but whoever spreads righteousness earns honest pay.
Proverbs 11:21
GOD’S WORD Translation
21 Certainly, an evil person will not go unpunished,
but the descendants of righteous people will escape.
Proverbs 11:23
GOD’S WORD Translation
23 The desire of righteous people ends only in good,
but the hope of wicked people ends only in fury.
Proverbs 11:31
GOD’S WORD Translation
31 If the righteous person is rewarded on earth,
how much more the wicked person and the sinner!
Proverbs 14:11
GOD’S WORD Translation
11 The houses of wicked people will be destroyed,
but the tents of decent people will continue to expand.
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