Proverbs 3:31-33
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 3:31-33
New International Version
Proverbs 4:14-19
Christian Standard Bible
14 Keep off the path of the wicked;(A)
don’t proceed on the way of evil ones.
15 Avoid it; don’t travel on it.
Turn away from it, and pass it by.
16 For they can’t sleep
unless they have done what is evil;
they are robbed of sleep
unless they make someone stumble.(B)
17 They eat the bread of wickedness
and drink the wine of violence.
18 The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,(C)
shining brighter and brighter until midday.
19 But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom;(D)
they don’t know what makes them stumble.(E)
Proverbs 4:14-19
New International Version
14 Do not set foot on the path of the wicked
or walk in the way of evildoers.(A)
15 Avoid it, do not travel on it;
turn from it and go on your way.
16 For they cannot rest until they do evil;(B)
they are robbed of sleep till they make someone stumble.
17 They eat the bread of wickedness
and drink the wine of violence.(C)
Proverbs 5:22-23
Christian Standard Bible
22 A wicked man’s iniquities will trap him;(A)
he will become tangled in the ropes of his own sin.(B)
23 He will die because there is no discipline,(C)
and be lost because of his great stupidity.
Proverbs 5:22-23
New International Version
Proverbs 6:12-15
Christian Standard Bible
The Malicious Man
12 A worthless person,(A) a wicked man
goes around speaking dishonestly,(B)
13 winking(C) his eyes, signaling with his feet,
and gesturing with his fingers.
14 He always plots evil(D) with perversity in his heart;
he stirs up trouble.(E)
15 Therefore calamity will strike him suddenly;
he will be shattered instantly, beyond recovery.(F)
Proverbs 6:12-15
New International Version
12 A troublemaker and a villain,
who goes about with a corrupt mouth,
13 who winks maliciously with his eye,(A)
signals with his feet
and motions with his fingers,(B)
14 who plots evil(C) with deceit in his heart—
he always stirs up conflict.(D)
15 Therefore disaster will overtake him in an instant;(E)
he will suddenly(F) be destroyed—without remedy.(G)
Proverbs 10:6-7
Christian Standard Bible
6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(A)
7 The remembrance of the righteous is a blessing,
but the name of the wicked will rot.(B)
Proverbs 10:6-7
New International Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:6 Or righteous, / but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence
- Proverbs 10:7 See Gen. 48:20.
Proverbs 10:24-30
Christian Standard Bible
24 What the wicked dreads will come to him,(A)
but what the righteous desire will be given to them.(B)
26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,(E)
so the slacker is to the one who sends him on an errand.
29 The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the honorable,
but destruction awaits evildoers.(J)
30 The righteous will never be shaken,
but the wicked will not remain on the earth.(K)
Footnotes
- 10:27 Lit Lord adds to days
Proverbs 10:24-30
New International Version
28 The prospect of the righteous is joy,
but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.(J)
29 The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless,
but it is the ruin of those who do evil.(K)
30 The righteous will never be uprooted,
but the wicked will not remain in the land.(L)
Proverbs 11:10-11
Christian Standard Bible
11 A city is built up by the blessing of the upright,(C)
but it is torn down by the mouth of the wicked.(D)
Proverbs 11:10-11
New International Version
Proverbs 12:5-7
Christian Standard Bible
5 The thoughts of the righteous are just,
but guidance from the wicked is deceitful.
Proverbs 12:5-7
New International Version
5 The plans of the righteous are just,
but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
6 The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,
but the speech of the upright rescues them.(A)
Proverbs 12:10
Christian Standard Bible
10 The righteous cares about his animal’s health,(A)
but even the merciful acts of the wicked are cruel.
Proverbs 12:10
New International Version
10 The righteous care for the needs of their animals,(A)
but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.
Proverbs 17:23
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 17:23
New International Version
Proverbs 21:7
Christian Standard Bible
7 The violence of the wicked sweeps them away
because they refuse to act justly.
Proverbs 21:7
New International Version
7 The violence of the wicked will drag them away,(A)
for they refuse to do what is right.
Proverbs 21:29
Christian Standard Bible
29 A wicked person puts on a bold face,(A)
but the upright one considers his way.
Proverbs 21:29
New International Version
29 The wicked put up a bold front,
but the upright give thought to their ways.(A)
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