Proverbs 10:9
New Living Translation
9 People with integrity walk safely,
but those who follow crooked paths will be exposed.
Proverbs 10:9
International Standard Version
9 Whoever walks in integrity lives prudently,[a]
but whoever perverts his way of life will be exposed.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:9 Lit. lives in safety
Proverbs 11:3
New Living Translation
3 Honesty guides good people;
dishonesty destroys treacherous people.
Proverbs 11:3
International Standard Version
3 The integrity of the righteous guides them,
but the hypocrisy of the treacherous destroys them.
Proverbs 13:6
New Living Translation
6 Godliness guards the path of the blameless,
but the evil are misled by sin.
Proverbs 13:6
International Standard Version
6 Righteousness protects the blameless,
but wickedness brings down[a] the sinner.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:6 So MT DSS 4QProvb; LXX reads but sins ruin the wicked
Proverbs 15:26
New Living Translation
26 The Lord detests evil plans,
but he delights in pure words.
Proverbs 15:26
International Standard Version
26 To the Lord evil plans are detestable,
but pleasant 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
International Standard Version
8 The conduct[a] of a guilty man is perverse,
but the behavior of the pure is upright.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:8 Lit. way
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
International Standard Version
8 The person who plans on doing evil
will be called a schemer.
9 To devise folly is sin,
and people detest a scoffer.
Proverbs 28:18
New Living Translation
18 The blameless will be rescued from harm,
but the crooked will be suddenly destroyed.
Proverbs 28:18
International Standard Version
18 Whoever lives blamelessly will be delivered,
but whoever is perverted will fall without warning.
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
International Standard Version
10 Bloodthirsty men hate the innocent person,
but the upright show concern for his life.
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