Proverbs 19:1
Lexham English Bible
19 Better a poor person walking in integrity
than one who is perverse in his speech[a] and is a fool.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:1 Literally “in his lips”
Proverbs 19:1
American Standard Version
19 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity
Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
Proverbs 23:15-16
Lexham English Bible
15 My child, if your heart[a] is wise,
my heart will be glad—even me!
16 And my insides[b] will rejoice
when your lips speak what is upright.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:15 Or “mind”
- Proverbs 23:16 Literally “kidneys”
Proverbs 23:15-16
American Standard Version
15 My son, if thy heart be wise,
My heart will be glad, even mine:
16 Yea, my [a]heart will rejoice,
When thy lips speak right things.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:16 Hebrew reins.
Proverbs 24:1-2
Lexham English Bible
24 Do not envy men of evil,
and do not desire to be with them.
2 For their minds will devise violence,
and their lips will speak mischief.
Proverbs 24:1-2
American Standard Version
24 Be not thou envious against evil men;
Neither desire to be with them:
2 For their heart studieth oppression,
And their lips talk of mischief.
Proverbs 26:7
Lexham English Bible
7 Like legs that hang limp from a lame person,
so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Proverbs 26:7
American Standard Version
7 The legs of the lame hang loose;
So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
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