Proverbs 3:31-33
New King James Version
31 (A)Do not envy the oppressor,
And choose none of his ways;
32 For the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord,
(B)But His secret counsel is with the upright.
33 (C)The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked,
But (D)He blesses the home of the just.
Proverbs 4:14-19
New King James Version
14 (A)Do not enter the path of the wicked,
And do not walk in the way of evil.
15 Avoid it, do not travel on it;
Turn away from it and pass on.
16 (B)For they do not sleep unless they have done evil;
And their sleep is [a]taken away unless they make someone fall.
17 For they eat the bread of wickedness,
And drink the wine of violence.
18 (C)But the path of the just (D)is like the shining [b]sun,
That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.
19 (E)The way of the wicked is like darkness;
They do not know what makes them stumble.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:16 Lit. robbed
- Proverbs 4:18 Lit. light
Proverbs 5:22-23
New King James Version
22 (A)His own iniquities entrap the wicked man,
And he is caught in the cords of his sin.
23 (B)He shall die for lack of instruction,
And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
Proverbs 6:12-15
New King James Version
The Wicked Man
12 A worthless person, a wicked man,
Walks with a perverse mouth;
13 (A)He winks with his eyes,
He [a]shuffles his feet,
He points with his fingers;
14 Perversity is in his heart,
(B)He devises evil continually,
(C)He sows discord.
15 Therefore his calamity shall come (D)suddenly;
Suddenly he shall (E)be broken (F)without remedy.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:13 gives signals, lit. scrapes
Proverbs 10:6-7
New King James Version
6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
7 (A)The memory of the righteous is blessed,
But the name of the wicked will rot.
Proverbs 10:24-30
New King James Version
24 (A)The fear of the wicked will come upon him,
And (B)the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25 When the whirlwind passes by, (C)the wicked is no more,
But (D)the righteous has an everlasting foundation.
26 As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
So is the lazy man to those who send him.
27 (E)The fear of the Lord prolongs days,
But (F)the years of the wicked will be shortened.
28 The hope of the righteous will be gladness,
But the (G)expectation of the wicked will perish.
29 The way of the Lord is strength for the upright,
But (H)destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:30 land
Proverbs 11:10-11
New King James Version
10 (A)When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices;
And when the wicked perish, there is jubilation.
11 By the blessing of the upright the city is (B)exalted,
But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 12:5-7
New King James Version
5 The thoughts of the righteous are right,
But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
6 (A)The words of the wicked are, “Lie in wait for blood,”
(B)But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.
7 (C)The wicked are overthrown and are no more,
But the house of the righteous will stand.
Proverbs 12:10
New King James Version
10 (A)A righteous man regards the life of his animal,
But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
Proverbs 17:23
New King James Version
23 A wicked man accepts a bribe [a]behind the back
To pervert the ways of justice.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:23 Under cover, lit. from the bosom
Proverbs 21:7
New King James Version
7 The violence of the wicked will [a]destroy them,
Because they refuse to do justice.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:7 Lit. drag them away
Proverbs 21:29
New King James Version
29 A wicked man hardens his face,
But as for the upright, he [a]establishes his way.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:29 Qr., LXX understands
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