Proverbs 10:28
World English Bible
28 The prospect of the righteous is joy,
but the hope of the wicked will perish.
Proverbs 10:28
Common English Bible
28 The expectations of the righteous result in joy,
but the hopes of the wicked will perish.
Proverbs 10:30
World English Bible
30 The righteous will never be removed,
but the wicked will not dwell in the land.
Proverbs 10:30
Common English Bible
30 The righteous will never be shaken,
but the wicked won’t dwell in the land.
Proverbs 11:5
World English Bible
5 The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way,
but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
Proverbs 11:5
Common English Bible
5 The righteousness of the innocent makes their path straight,
but the wicked fall in their wickedness.
Proverbs 11:7
World English Bible
7 When a wicked man dies, hope perishes,
and expectation of power comes to nothing.
Proverbs 11:7
Common English Bible
7 When the wicked die, their hope perishes.
Yes, any hope based on money perishes.
Proverbs 11:8
World English Bible
8 A righteous person is delivered out of trouble,
and the wicked takes his place.
Proverbs 11:8
Common English Bible
8 The righteous are saved from distress,
and the wicked take their place.
Proverbs 11:10
World English Bible
10 When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices.
When the wicked perish, there is shouting.
Proverbs 11:10
Common English Bible
10 When the righteous succeed, a city rejoices;
when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
Proverbs 11:11
World English Bible
11 By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted,
but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 11:11
Common English Bible
11 A city is honored by the blessing of the virtuous;
it is destroyed by the words of the wicked.
Proverbs 11:18
World English Bible
18 Wicked people earn deceitful wages,
but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
Proverbs 11:18
Common English Bible
18 The wicked earn false wages,
but those who sow righteousness receive a true reward.
Proverbs 11:21
World English Bible
21 Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished,
but the offspring[a] of the righteous will be delivered.
Footnotes
- 11:21 or, seed
Proverbs 11:21
Common English Bible
21 The evil person will surely not go unpunished,
but the children of the righteous will escape.
Proverbs 11:23
World English Bible
23 The desire of the righteous is only good.
The expectation of the wicked is wrath.
Proverbs 11:23
Common English Bible
23 The desires of the righteous end up well,
but the expectations of the wicked bring wrath.
Proverbs 11:31
World English Bible
31 Behold, the righteous shall be repaid in the earth,
how much more the wicked and the sinner!
Proverbs 11:31
Common English Bible
31 If the righteous receive their due on earth,
how much more the wicked and sinners?
Proverbs 14:11
World English Bible
11 The house of the wicked will be overthrown,
but the tent of the upright will flourish.
Proverbs 14:11
Common English Bible
11 The house of the wicked is destroyed,
but the tent flourishes for those who do right.
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