Proverbs 3:11-12
English Standard Version
11 (A)My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline
or be weary of his reproof,
12 for the Lord reproves him whom he loves,
as (B)a father the son in whom he delights.
Proverbs 3:11-12
Common English Bible
11 Don’t reject the instruction of the Lord, my son;
don’t despise his correction.
12 The Lord loves those he corrects,
just like a father who treats his son with favor.
Proverbs 7:4
English Standard Version
4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
and call insight your intimate friend,
Proverbs 7:4
Common English Bible
4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister”;
call understanding “friend,”
Proverbs 8:17
English Standard Version
Proverbs 8:17
Common English Bible
17 I love those who love me;
those who seek me will find me.
Proverbs 8:21
English Standard Version
21 granting an inheritance to those who love me,
and filling their treasuries.
Proverbs 8:21
Common English Bible
21 to provide for those who love me
and to fill up their treasuries.
Proverbs 9:8
English Standard Version
Proverbs 9:8
Common English Bible
8 Don’t correct the impudent, or they will hate you;
correct the wise, and they will love you.
Proverbs 10:12
English Standard Version
12 Hatred stirs up strife,
but (A)love covers all offenses.
Proverbs 10:12
Common English Bible
12 Hate stirs up conflict,
but love covers all offenses.
Proverbs 13:24
English Standard Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:24 Or who loves him disciplines him early
Proverbs 13:24
Common English Bible
24 Those who withhold the rod hate their children,
but the one who loves them applies discipline.
Proverbs 14:22
English Standard Version
22 Do they not go astray who (A)devise evil?
Those who devise good meet[a] (B)steadfast love and faithfulness.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:22 Or show
Proverbs 14:22
Common English Bible
22 Don’t those who plan evil go astray?
Those who plan good receive loyalty and faithfulness.
Proverbs 15:9
English Standard Version
9 The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
but he loves him (A)who pursues righteousness.
Proverbs 15:9
Common English Bible
9 The Lord detests the path of the wicked,
but loves those who pursue righteousness.
Proverbs 15:17
English Standard Version
Proverbs 15:17
Common English Bible
17 Better a meal of greens with love
than a plump calf with hate.
Proverbs 16:6
English Standard Version
6 By (A)steadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
and by (B)the fear of the Lord one (C)turns away from evil.
Proverbs 16:6
Common English Bible
6 Love and faithfulness reconcile guilt;
the fear of the Lord turns away evil.
Proverbs 17:9
English Standard Version
Proverbs 17:9
Common English Bible
9 One who seeks love conceals an offense,
but one who repeats it divides friends.
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