Proverbs 15:3
New Living Translation
3 The Lord is watching everywhere,
keeping his eye on both 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 17:13
New Living Translation
13 If you repay good with evil,
evil will never leave your house.
Proverbs 17:13
Common English Bible
13 Evil will never depart from the house
of those who return evil for good.
Proverbs 17:26
New Living Translation
26 It is wrong to punish the godly for being good
or to flog leaders for being honest.
Proverbs 17:26
Common English Bible
26 It isn’t good to punish the righteous,
to strike the honorable for their integrity.
Proverbs 20:8
New Living Translation
8 When a king sits in judgment, he weighs all the evidence,
distinguishing the bad from the good.
Proverbs 20:8
Common English Bible
8 A king who sits on his judgment throne
sifts out all evil with his eyes.
Proverbs 28:10
New Living Translation
10 Those who lead good people along an evil path
will fall into their own trap,
but the honest will inherit good things.
Proverbs 28:10
Common English Bible
10 Whoever misleads those who do right onto an evil path
will fall into their own pit,
but the blameless will inherit good things.
Proverbs 28:21
New Living Translation
21 Showing partiality is never good,
yet some will do wrong for a mere piece of bread.
Proverbs 28:21
Common English Bible
21 Those who show favoritism aren’t good;
people do wrong for a crust of bread.
Proverbs 31:10-12
New Living Translation
A Wife of Noble Character
10 [a]Who can find a virtuous and capable wife?
She is more precious than rubies.
11 Her husband can trust her,
and she will greatly enrich his life.
12 She brings him good, not harm,
all the days of her life.
Footnotes
- 31:10 Verses 10-31 comprise a Hebrew acrostic poem; each verse begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Proverbs 31:10-12
Common English Bible
The competent wife
10 A competent wife, how does one find her?
Her value is far above pearls.
11 Her husband entrusts his heart to her,
and with her he will have all he needs.
12 She brings him good and not trouble
all the days of her life.
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