Proverbs 11:28
World English Bible
28 He who trusts in his riches will fall,
but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.
Proverbs 11:28
Common English Bible
28 Those who trust in their wealth will wither,
but the righteous will thrive like leafy trees.
Proverbs 11:30-31
World English Bible
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life.
He who is wise wins souls.
31 Behold, the righteous shall be repaid in the earth,
how much more the wicked and the sinner!
Proverbs 11:30-31
Common English Bible
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
and the wise gather lives.[a]
31 If the righteous receive their due on earth,
how much more the wicked and sinners?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:30 Or LXX, Syr violence takes lives away
Proverbs 14:19
World English Bible
19 The evil bow down before the good,
and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
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 14:32
World English Bible
32 The wicked is brought down in his calamity,
but in death, the righteous has a refuge.
Proverbs 14:32
Common English Bible
32 The wicked are thrown down by their own evil,
but the righteous find refuge even in death.
Proverbs 15:6
World English Bible
6 In the house of the righteous is much treasure,
but the income of the wicked brings trouble.
Proverbs 15:6
Common English Bible
6 Great treasure is in the house of the righteous,
but the gain of the wicked brings trouble.
Proverbs 15:28-29
World English Bible
28 The heart of the righteous weighs answers,
but the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.
29 Yahweh is far from the wicked,
but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
Proverbs 15:28-29
Common English Bible
28 The righteous heart reflects before answering,
but the wicked mouth blurts out evil.
29 The Lord is far from the wicked,
but he listens to the prayers of the righteous.
Proverbs 18:10
World English Bible
10 Yahweh’s name is a strong tower:
the righteous run to him, and are safe.
Proverbs 18:10
Common English Bible
10 The Lord’s name is a strong tower;
the righteous run to it and find refuge.
Proverbs 21:15
World English Bible
15 It is joy to the righteous to do justice;
but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
Proverbs 21:15
Common English Bible
15 Acting justly is a joy to the righteous,
but dreaded by those who do evil.
Proverbs 21:18
World English Bible
18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous,
the treacherous for the upright.
Proverbs 21:18
Common English Bible
18 The wicked are a ransom for the righteous;
the treacherous will be punished[a] in the place of the virtuous.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:18 Heb lacks will be punished.
Proverbs 21:26
World English Bible
26 There are those who covet greedily all day long;
but the righteous give and don’t withhold.
Proverbs 21:26
Common English Bible
26 The lazy desire things constantly,
but the righteous give without holding back.
Proverbs 24:15-16
World English Bible
15 Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous.
Don’t destroy his resting place;
16 for a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again;
but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
Proverbs 24:15-16
Common English Bible
15 Wicked one, don’t wait secretly at the home of the righteous.
Don’t destroy their dwelling.
16 The righteous may fall seven times but still get up,
but the wicked will stumble into trouble.
Proverbs 28:1
World English Bible
28 The wicked flee when no one pursues;
but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
Proverbs 28:1
Common English Bible
28 The wicked run away even though no one pursues them,
but the righteous are as confident as a lion.
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