Proverbs 3:33-35
Modern English Version
33 The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked,
but He blesses the habitation of the just.
34 Surely He scorns the scornful,
but He gives favor to the humble.
35 The wise will inherit glory,
but shame will be the legacy of fools.
Proverbs 3:33-35
Authorized (King James) Version
33 The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked:
but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
34 Surely he scorneth the scorners:
but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
35 The wise shall inherit glory:
but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
Proverbs 10:3
Modern English Version
3 The Lord will not allow the soul of the righteous to famish,
but He casts away the desire of the wicked.
Proverbs 10:3
Authorized (King James) Version
3 The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish:
but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
Proverbs 10:22
Modern English Version
22 The blessing of the Lord makes rich,
and He adds no sorrow with it.
Proverbs 10:22
Authorized (King James) Version
22 The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich,
and he addeth no sorrow with it.
Proverbs 10:24-25
Modern English Version
24 The fear of the wicked will come upon him,
but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25 As the whirlwind passes, so is the wicked no more,
but the righteous has an everlasting foundation.
Proverbs 10:24-25
Authorized (King James) Version
24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him:
but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
25 As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more:
but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
Proverbs 10:28-30
Modern English Version
28 The hope of the righteous will be gladness,
but the expectation of the wicked will perish.
29 The way of the Lord is strength to the upright,
but destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.
30 The righteous will never be removed,
but the wicked will not inhabit the earth.
Proverbs 10:28-30
Authorized (King James) Version
28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness:
but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
29 The way of the Lord is strength to the upright:
but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
30 The righteous shall never be removed:
but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
Proverbs 11:3
Modern English Version
3 The integrity of the upright will guide them,
but the perverseness of transgressors will destroy them.
Proverbs 11:3
Authorized (King James) Version
3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them:
but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
Proverbs 11:5-8
Modern English Version
5 The righteousness of the upright will direct his way,
but the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.
6 The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
but transgressors will be taken by their schemes.
7 When a wicked man dies, his expectation will perish,
and the hope of unjust men perishes.
8 The righteous is delivered out of trouble,
and the wicked comes in his place.
Proverbs 11:5-8
Authorized (King James) Version
5 The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way:
but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them:
but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.
7 When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish:
and the hope of unjust men perisheth.
8 The righteous is delivered out of trouble,
and the wicked cometh in his stead.
Proverbs 11:19-21
Modern English Version
19 As righteousness tends to life,
so he who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.
20 Those who are of a perverse heart are abomination to the Lord,
but such as are upright in their way are His delight.
21 Though be assured, the wicked will not be unpunished,
but the posterity of the righteous will be delivered.
Proverbs 11:19-21
Authorized (King James) Version
19 As righteousness tendeth to life:
so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.
20 They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the Lord:
but such as are upright in their way are his delight.
21 Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished:
but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
Proverbs 11:23
Modern English Version
23 The desire of the righteous is only good,
but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
Proverbs 11:23
Authorized (King James) Version
23 The desire of the righteous is only good:
but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
Proverbs 11:27
Modern English Version
27 He who diligently seeks good procures favor,
but he who seeks mischief, it will come to him.
Proverbs 11:27
Authorized (King James) Version
27 He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour:
but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
Proverbs 11:30-31
Modern English Version
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
and he who wins souls is wise.
31 If the righteous will be recompensed in the earth,
how much more the wicked and the sinner.
Proverbs 11:30-31
Authorized (King James) Version
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life;
and he that winneth souls is wise.
31 Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth:
much more the wicked and the sinner.
Proverbs 12:2-3
Modern English Version
2 A good man obtains favor of the Lord,
but a man of wicked devices will He condemn.
3 A man will not be established by wickedness,
but the root of the righteous will not be moved.
Proverbs 12:2-3
Authorized (King James) Version
2 A good man obtaineth favour of the Lord:
but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
3 A man shall not be established by wickedness:
but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
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