Proverbs 3:3
Authorized (King James) Version
3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee:
bind them about thy neck;
write them upon the table of thine heart:
Proverbs 3:3
American Standard Version
3 Let not kindness and truth forsake thee:
Bind them about thy neck;
Write them upon the tablet of thy heart:
Proverbs 11:13
Authorized (King James) Version
13 A talebearer revealeth secrets:
but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
Proverbs 11:13
American Standard Version
13 He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets;
But he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth a matter.
Proverbs 14:22
Authorized (King James) Version
22 Do they not err that devise evil?
but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
Proverbs 14:22
American Standard Version
22 [a]Do they not err that devise evil?
But mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:22 Or, Shall they not go astray
Proverbs 16:6
Authorized (King James) Version
6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged:
and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.
Proverbs 16:6
American Standard Version
6 By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for;
And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.
Proverbs 17:17
Authorized (King James) Version
17 A friend loveth at all times,
and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:17
American Standard Version
17 A friend loveth at all times;
And [a]a brother is born for adversity.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:17 Or, is born as a brother
Proverbs 19:22
Authorized (King James) Version
22 The desire of a man is his kindness:
and a poor man is better than a liar.
Proverbs 19:22
American Standard Version
22 That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness;
And a poor man is better than a liar.
Proverbs 20:6
Authorized (King James) Version
6 Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness:
but a faithful man who can find?
Proverbs 20:6
American Standard Version
6 [a]Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness;
But a faithful man who can find?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:6 Or, Many a man will meet one that is kind to him
Proverbs 20:28
Authorized (King James) Version
28 Mercy and truth preserve the king:
and his throne is upholden by mercy.
Proverbs 20:28
American Standard Version
28 Kindness and truth preserve the king;
And [a]his throne is upholden by kindness.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:28 Or, he upholdeth his throne
Proverbs 23:26-28
Authorized (King James) Version
26 My son, give me thine heart,
and let thine eyes observe my ways.
27 For a whore is a deep ditch;
and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
28 She also lieth in wait as for a prey,
and increaseth the transgressors among men.
Proverbs 23:26-28
American Standard Version
26 My son, give me thy heart;
And let thine eyes [a]delight in my ways.
27 For a harlot is a deep ditch;
And a foreign woman is a narrow pit.
28 Yea, she lieth in wait [b]as a robber,
And increaseth the treacherous among men.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:26 Another reading is, observe
- Proverbs 23:28 Or, as for a prey
Proverbs 25:13
Authorized (King James) Version
13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest,
so is a faithful messenger to them that send him:
for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
Proverbs 25:13
American Standard Version
13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest,
So is a faithful messenger to them that send him;
For he refresheth the soul of his masters.
Proverbs 25:19
Authorized (King James) Version
19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble
is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
Proverbs 25:19
American Standard Version
19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble
Is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
Proverbs 28:20
Authorized (King James) Version
20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings:
but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
Proverbs 28:20
American Standard Version
20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings;
But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.
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