Proverbs 3:11-12
Legacy Standard Bible
11 (A)My son, do not reject the [a]discipline of Yahweh
Or loathe His reproof,
12 For (B)whom Yahweh loves He reproves,
Even (C)as a father reproves the son in whom he delights.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:11 Or instruction
Proverbs 3:11-12
New King James Version
11 (A)My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord,
Nor detest His correction;
12 For whom the Lord loves He corrects,
(B)Just as a father the son in whom he delights.
Proverbs 7:4
Legacy Standard Bible
4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
And call understanding your intimate friend;
Proverbs 7:4
New King James Version
4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
And call understanding your nearest kin,
Proverbs 8:17
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 8:17
New King James Version
Proverbs 8:21
Legacy Standard Bible
21 To give those who love me an inheritance of wealth,
That I may (A)fill their treasuries.
Proverbs 8:21
New King James Version
21 That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth,
That I may fill their treasuries.
Proverbs 9:8
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 9:8
New King James Version
Proverbs 10:12
Legacy Standard Bible
12 Hatred stirs up strife,
But (A)love covers all transgressions.
Proverbs 10:12
New King James Version
12 Hatred stirs up strife,
But (A)love covers all sins.
Proverbs 13:24
Legacy Standard Bible
24 He who (A)holds back his [a]rod hates his son,
But he who loves him [b](B)disciplines him diligently.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:24 Correction, discipline
- Proverbs 13:24 Lit seeks him earnestly with discipline
Proverbs 13:24
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:24 early
Proverbs 14:22
Legacy Standard Bible
22 Will they not wander in error who (A)devise evil?
But lovingkindness and truth will be to those who devise good.
Proverbs 14:22
New King James Version
22 Do they not go astray who devise evil?
But mercy and truth belong to those who devise good.
Proverbs 15:9
Legacy Standard Bible
9 The way of the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh,
But He loves one who (A)pursues righteousness.
Proverbs 15:9
New King James Version
9 The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But He loves him who (A)follows righteousness.
Proverbs 15:17
Legacy Standard Bible
17 (A)Better is a [a]dish of [b]vegetables where there is love
Than a (B)fattened ox and hatred in it.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:17 Or portion
- Proverbs 15:17 Or herbs
Proverbs 15:17
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:17 Or vegetables
Proverbs 16:6
Legacy Standard Bible
6 By (A)lovingkindness and truth iniquity is atoned for,
And by the [a](B)fear of Yahweh one turns away from evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:6 Or reverence
Proverbs 16:6
New King James Version
6 (A)In mercy and truth
Atonement is provided for iniquity;
And (B)by the fear of the Lord one departs from evil.
Proverbs 17:9
Legacy Standard Bible
9 He who (A)covers a transgression seeks love,
But he who repeats a matter (B)separates close companions.
Proverbs 17:9
New King James Version
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