Proverbs 10:9
New Living Translation
9 People with integrity walk safely,
but those who follow crooked paths will be exposed.
Proverbs 10:9
Common English Bible
9 Those who walk in innocence walk with confidence,
but those on crooked paths will be found out.
Proverbs 11:3
New Living Translation
3 Honesty guides good people;
dishonesty destroys treacherous people.
Proverbs 11:3
Common English Bible
3 Integrity guides the virtuous,
but dishonesty ruins the treacherous.
Proverbs 13:6
New Living Translation
6 Godliness guards the path of the blameless,
but the evil are misled by sin.
Proverbs 13:6
Common English Bible
6 Righteousness guards the innocent on the path,
but wickedness misleads sinners.
Proverbs 15:26
New Living Translation
26 The Lord detests evil plans,
but he delights in pure words.
Proverbs 15:26
Common English Bible
26 The Lord detests evil plans,
but gracious words are pure.
Proverbs 21:8
New Living Translation
8 The guilty walk a crooked path;
the innocent travel a straight road.
Proverbs 21:8
Common English Bible
8 The ways of some people are twisted and strange,
but the behavior of those who do right is pure.
Proverbs 24:8-9
New Living Translation
8 A person who plans evil
will get a reputation as a troublemaker.
9 The schemes of a fool are sinful;
everyone detests a mocker.
Proverbs 24:8-9
Common English Bible
8 Those who plot evil
will be called master schemers.
9 The scheming of fools is sin;
people detest mockers.
Proverbs 28:18
New Living Translation
18 The blameless will be rescued from harm,
but the crooked will be suddenly destroyed.
Proverbs 28:18
Common English Bible
18 Those who walk in innocence will be saved,
but those who go on twisted paths will fall into the grave.
Proverbs 29:10
New Living Translation
10 The bloodthirsty hate blameless people,
but the upright seek to help them.[a]
Footnotes
- 29:10 Or The bloodthirsty hate blameless people, / and they seek to kill the upright; Hebrew reads The bloodthirsty hate blameless people; / as for the upright, they seek their life.
Proverbs 29:10
Common English Bible
10 Murderous people hate the innocent,
and they seek the lives of the virtuous.
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