Proverbs 12:7-8
New King James Version
7 (A)The wicked are overthrown and are no more,
But the house of the righteous will stand.
8 A man will be commended according to his wisdom,
(B)But he who is of a perverse heart will be despised.
Proverbs 12:7-8
Christian Standard Bible
8 A man is praised for his insight,
but a twisted mind is despised.
Proverbs 12:12
New King James Version
12 The wicked covet the catch of evil men,
But the root of the righteous yields fruit.
Proverbs 12:12
Christian Standard Bible
12 The wicked desire what evil people have caught,[a]
but the root of the righteous is productive.
Footnotes
- 12:12 Or desire a stronghold of evil
Proverbs 12:21
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:21 harm
Proverbs 12:21
Christian Standard Bible
21 No disaster overcomes the righteous,(A)
but the wicked are full of misery.
Proverbs 12:28
New King James Version
28 In the way of righteousness is life,
And in its pathway there is no death.
Proverbs 12:28
Christian Standard Bible
Footnotes
- 12:28 Or righteousness, but the crooked way leads to death
Proverbs 13:6
New King James Version
6 (A)Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless,
But wickedness overthrows the sinner.
Proverbs 13:6
Christian Standard Bible
Footnotes
- 13:6 Lit guards integrity of way
Proverbs 13:9
New King James Version
9 The light of the righteous rejoices,
(A)But the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
Proverbs 13:9
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 13:21-22
New King James Version
21 (A)Evil pursues sinners,
But to the righteous, good shall be repaid.
22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
But (B)the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.
Proverbs 13:21-22
Christian Standard Bible
21 Disaster pursues sinners,
but good rewards the righteous.(A)
22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his[a] grandchildren,
but the sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.(B)
Footnotes
- 13:22 Or inheritance: his
Proverbs 13:25
New King James Version
25 (A)The righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul,
But the stomach of the wicked shall be in want.
Proverbs 13:25
Christian Standard Bible
25 A righteous person eats until he is satisfied,
but the stomach of the wicked is empty.(A)
Proverbs 14:11
New King James Version
11 (A)The house of the wicked will be overthrown,
But the tent of the upright will flourish.
Proverbs 14:11
Christian Standard Bible
11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
but the tent of the upright will flourish.(A)
Proverbs 14:14
New King James Version
14 The backslider in heart will be (A)filled with his own ways,
But a good man will be satisfied [a]from (B)above.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:14 Lit. from above himself
Proverbs 14:14
Christian Standard Bible
14 The disloyal one will get what his conduct deserves,
and a good one, what his deeds deserve.(A)
Proverbs 14:19
New King James Version
19 The evil will bow before the good,
And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 14:19
Christian Standard Bible
19 The evil bow before those who are good,
and the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 14:22
New King James Version
22 Do they not go astray who devise evil?
But mercy and truth belong to those who devise good.
Proverbs 14:22
Christian Standard Bible
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