Proverbs 12:24
Lexham English Bible
24 The hand of the diligent ones will rule,
but the lazy will belong to forced labor.
Proverbs 12:24
Christian Standard Bible
24 The diligent hand will rule,
but laziness will lead to forced labor.(A)
Proverbs 17:10-11
Lexham English Bible
10 A rebuke strikes him who understands
deeper than one hundred blows to a fool.
11 An evil person will seek only rebellion,
and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
Proverbs 17:10-11
Christian Standard Bible
10 A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person
more than a hundred lashes into a fool.
Notas al pie
- 17:11 Or a merciless angel
Proverbs 20:6
Lexham English Bible
6 Many a person will proclaim his loyalty for himself,
but a man who is trustworthy, who can find?
Proverbs 20:6
Christian Standard Bible
6 Many a person proclaims his own loyalty,
but who can find a trustworthy person?(A)
Proverbs 20:8
Lexham English Bible
8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment
winnows all evil with his eyes.
Proverbs 20:8
Christian Standard Bible
8 A king sitting on a throne to judge
separates out all evil with his eyes.(A)
Proverbs 20:30
Lexham English Bible
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 20:30 Hebrew “and”
- Proverbs 20:30 Literally “parts of the inmost”
Proverbs 20:30
Christian Standard Bible
Notas al pie
- 20:30 Lit beatings the chambers of the belly
Proverbs 22:11
Lexham English Bible
11 He who loves purity of heart
and hasgracious speech,[a] his friend is the king.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 22:11 Literally “grace of his lips”
Proverbs 22:11
Christian Standard Bible
11 The one who loves a pure heart
and gracious lips—the king is his friend.(A)
Proverbs 25:2
Lexham English Bible
2 The glory of God[a] conceals things,
but the glory of kings searches out things.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 25:2 Or “gods”
Proverbs 25:2
Christian Standard Bible
2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter(A)
and the glory of kings to investigate a matter.
Proverbs 25:5
Lexham English Bible
5 Remove the wicked before a king,
and his throne will be established in righteousness.[a]
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 25:5 Hebrew “in the righteousness”
Proverbs 25:5
Christian Standard Bible
5 Remove the wicked from the king’s presence,(A)
and his throne will be established in righteousness.(B)
Proverbs 28:21
Lexham English Bible
21 Showing partiality[a] is not good,
and over a morsel of bread, a strong man will do wrong.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 28:21 Literally “Recognizing faces”
Proverbs 28:21
Christian Standard Bible
21 It is not good to show partiality(A)—
yet even a courageous person may sin for a piece of bread.(B)
Proverbs 29:12
Lexham English Bible
12 A ruler listening to a word of falsehood,
all his officials are wicked.
Proverbs 29:12
Christian Standard Bible
12 If a ruler listens to lies,(A)
all his officials will be wicked.
Proverbs 29:19
Lexham English Bible
19 By words, a servant is not disciplined,
for he will understand, but there is no giving heed.
Proverbs 29:19
Christian Standard Bible
19 A servant cannot be disciplined by words;
though he understands, he doesn’t respond.(A)
Proverbs 29:21
Lexham English Bible
21 He who pampers his servant from childhood,
arrogance will be his end.[a]
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 29:21 Literally “and its/his end will be arrogance”
Proverbs 29:21
Christian Standard Bible
21 A servant pampered from his youth
will become arrogant[a] later on.
Notas al pie
- 29:21 Hb obscure
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