Proverbs 14:19
Lexham 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
Lexham English Bible
32 By his evildoing, the wicked will be overthrown,
and the righteous will find refuge in his death.
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 15:3
Lexham English Bible
3 In every place, the eyes of Yahweh
keep watch over the evil and the good.
Proverbs 15:3
Common English Bible
3 The Lord’s eyes are everywhere,
keeping watch on evil and good people.
Proverbs 15:6
Lexham English Bible
6 In the house of the righteous there 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 15:8
Lexham English Bible
8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination of Yahweh,
but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
Proverbs 15:8
Common English Bible
8 The Lord detests the sacrifices of the wicked,
but favors the prayers of those who do right.
Proverbs 15:9
Lexham English Bible
9 An abomination of Yahweh is the way of the wicked,
but he who pursues righteousness he will love.
Proverbs 15:9
Common English Bible
9 The Lord detests the path of the wicked,
but loves those who pursue righteousness.
Proverbs 15:28
Lexham English Bible
28 A heart[a] of righteousness will ponder the answer,
but a mouth of wickedness will pour out deceit.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:28 Or “mind”
Proverbs 15:28
Common English Bible
28 The righteous heart reflects before answering,
but the wicked mouth blurts out evil.
Proverbs 15:29
Lexham English Bible
29 Yahweh is far from the wicked,
but the prayers of the righteous he will hear.
Proverbs 15:29
Common English Bible
29 The Lord is far from the wicked,
but he listens to the prayers of the righteous.
Proverbs 16:4
Lexham English Bible
4 All Yahweh has made is for his[a] purpose,
and even the wicked for the day of trouble.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:4 Or “its”
Proverbs 16:4
Common English Bible
4 The Lord made everything for a purpose,
even the wicked for an evil day.
Proverbs 17:4
Lexham English Bible
4 He who does evil listens to lips of wickedness,
and the liar gives heed to the tongue of mischief.
Proverbs 17:4
Common English Bible
4 An evildoer pays attention to guilty lips;
a liar listens to a destructive tongue.
Proverbs 17:23
Lexham English Bible
23 The wicked will accept a bribe from the lap,
in order to pervert the ways of justice.
Proverbs 17:23
Common English Bible
23 The wicked take secret bribes
to twist the way of justice.
Proverbs 18:3
Lexham English Bible
3 With the coming of wickedness comes contempt also,
and with dishonor, disgrace.
Proverbs 18:3
Common English Bible
3 When the wicked arrive, so does contempt;
with shame comes insult.
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