Proverbs 14:22
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 14:22
Common English Bible
22 Don’t those who plan evil go astray?
Those who plan good receive loyalty and faithfulness.
Proverbs 14:34
Christian Standard Bible
34 Righteousness exalts a nation,
but sin is a disgrace to any people.(A)
Proverbs 14:34
Common English Bible
34 Righteousness dignifies a nation,
but sin disgraces a people.
Proverbs 15:6
Christian Standard Bible
6 The house of the righteous has great wealth,
but trouble accompanies the income of the wicked.
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
Christian Standard Bible
8 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the Lord,(A)
but the prayer of the upright is his delight.(B)
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
Christian Standard Bible
9 The Lord detests the way of the wicked,
but he loves the one who pursues righteousness.(A)
Proverbs 15:9
Common English Bible
9 The Lord detests the path of the wicked,
but loves those who pursue righteousness.
Proverbs 15:29
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 15:29
Common English Bible
29 The Lord is far from the wicked,
but he listens to the prayers of the righteous.
Proverbs 16:17
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 16:17
Common English Bible
17 The road of those who do right turns away from evil;
those who protect their path guard their lives.
Proverbs 20:7
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 20:7
Common English Bible
7 The righteous live with integrity;
happy are their children who come after them.
Proverbs 21:7
Christian Standard Bible
7 The violence of the wicked sweeps them away
because they refuse to act justly.
Proverbs 21:7
Common English Bible
7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away,
for they refuse to act with justice.
Proverbs 21:10
Christian Standard Bible
Footnotes
- 21:10 Or favor
Proverbs 21:10
Common English Bible
10 Wicked people desire evil;
their neighbors receive no mercy from them.
Proverbs 21:18
Christian Standard Bible
Footnotes
- 21:18 Or in place of
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 21:27
Christian Standard Bible
27 The sacrifice of a wicked person is detestable—
how much more so
when he brings it with ulterior motives!(A)
Proverbs 21:27
Common English Bible
27 The Lord detests the sacrifices of the wicked,
especially when brought with devious motives.
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