Proverbs 1:10
American Standard Version
10 My son, if sinners entice thee,
Consent thou not.
Proverbs 4:23-27
American Standard Version
23 Keep thy heart [a]with all diligence;
For out of it are the issues of life.
24 Put away from thee a wayward mouth,
And perverse lips put far from thee.
25 Let thine eyes look right on,
And let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
26 [b]Make level the path of thy feet,
And let all thy ways be [c]established.
27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left:
Remove thy foot from evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:23 Or, above all that thou guardest
- Proverbs 4:26 Or, Weigh carefully
- Proverbs 4:26 Or, ordered aright
Proverbs 10:9
American Standard Version
9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely;
But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
Proverbs 11:5-6
American Standard Version
5 The righteousness of the perfect shall [a]direct his way;
But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them;
But the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:5 Or, make straight (or, plain)
Proverbs 14:12
American Standard Version
12 There is a way which [a]seemeth right unto a man;
But the end thereof are the ways of death.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:12 Or, is straight before
Proverbs 14:16
American Standard Version
16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil;
But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.
Proverbs 14:22
American Standard Version
22 [a]Do they not err that devise evil?
But mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:22 Or, Shall they not go astray
Proverbs 15:3
American Standard Version
3 The eyes of Jehovah are in every place,
Keeping watch upon the evil and the good.
Proverbs 16:6
American Standard Version
6 By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for;
And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.
Proverbs 16:17
American Standard Version
17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil:
He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
Proverbs 19:21
American Standard Version
21 There are many devices in a man’s heart;
But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.
Proverbs 21:15
American Standard Version
15 It is joy to the righteous to do justice;
[a]But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:15 Or, But destruction shall be to etc.
Proverbs 28:26
American Standard Version
26 He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool;
But whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
Proverbs 29:6
American Standard Version
6 In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare;
But the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
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