Proverbs 4:14
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
14 Do not enter the path of the wicked,
and do not walk in the way of evildoers.(A)
Proverbs 4:14
Common English Bible
14 Don’t go on the way of the wicked;
don’t walk on the path of evil people.
Proverbs 14:19
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
19 The evil bow down before the good,
the wicked at the gates of the righteous.(A)
Proverbs 14:19
Common English Bible
19 Evil people will bow down before the good;
wicked people are at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 15:26
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
26 Evil plans are an abomination to the Lord,
but gracious words are pure.(A)
Proverbs 15:26
Common English Bible
26 The Lord detests evil plans,
but gracious words are pure.
Proverbs 17:11
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
11 Evil people seek only rebellion,
but a cruel messenger will be sent against them.
Proverbs 17:11
Common English Bible
11 Evil people seek only rebellion;
a cruel messenger will be sent against them.
Proverbs 24:1-2
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
24 Do not envy the wicked,
nor desire to be with them,(A)
2 for their minds devise violence,
and their lips talk of mischief.(B)
Proverbs 24:1-2
Common English Bible
24 Don’t envy evil people,
and don’t long to be with them.
2 Their hearts are focused on violence,
and their lips speak of trouble.
Proverbs 24:19-20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
19 Do not fret because of evildoers.
Do not envy the wicked,(A)
20 for the evil have no future;
the lamp of the wicked will go out.(B)
Proverbs 24:19-20
Common English Bible
19 Don’t get fighting mad at evil people;
don’t be envious of the wicked.
20 Indeed, there is no future for the evil;
the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
Proverbs 28:5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
5 The evil do not understand justice,
but those who seek the Lord understand it completely.(A)
Proverbs 28:5
Common English Bible
5 Evil people don’t understand justice,
but those who seek the Lord understand everything.
Proverbs 29:6
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
6 In the transgression of the evil there is a snare,
but the righteous sing and rejoice.
Proverbs 29:6
Common English Bible
6 The wicked are snared by their own sin;[a]
the righteous sing and rejoice.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:6 Tg, Syr; MT In the sin of an evil man is a snare
New Revised Standard Version, Updated Edition. Copyright © 2021 National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
Copyright © 2011 by Common English Bible