Proverbs 3:11-12
Modern English Version
11 My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord,
nor be weary of His correction;
12 for whom the Lord loves He corrects,
even as a father the son in whom he delights.
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
Modern English Version
4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
and call understanding your kinswoman,
Proverbs 7:4
New King James Version
4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
And call understanding your nearest kin,
Proverbs 8:17
Modern English Version
17 I love those who love me,
and those who seek me early will find me.
Proverbs 8:17
New King James Version
Proverbs 8:21
Modern English Version
21 that I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth,
and I will 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
Modern English Version
8 Do not reprove a scorner, lest he hate you;
rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
Proverbs 9:8
New King James Version
Proverbs 10:12
Modern English Version
12 Hatred stirs up strife,
but love covers all sins.
Proverbs 10:12
New King James Version
12 Hatred stirs up strife,
But (A)love covers all sins.
Proverbs 13:24
Modern English Version
24 He who spares his rod hates his son,
but he who loves him disciplines him early.
Proverbs 13:24
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:24 early
Proverbs 14:22
Modern English Version
22 Do they not err who devise evil?
But mercy 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
Modern English Version
9 The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the Lord,
but He loves him who follows after 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
Modern English Version
17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is
than a fatted calf with hatred.
Proverbs 15:17
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:17 Or vegetables
Proverbs 16:6
Modern English Version
6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged;
and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.
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
Modern English Version
9 He who covers a transgression seeks love,
but he who repeats a matter separates friends.
Proverbs 17:9
New King James Version
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