Proverbs 21:15
Lexham English Bible
15 It is a joy to the righteous to do justice,
but dismay to those who do evil.
Proverbs 21:15
World English Bible
15 It is joy to the righteous to do justice;
but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
Proverbs 22:8
Lexham English Bible
8 He who sows injustice will reap calamity,
and the rod of his anger will fail.
Proverbs 22:8
World English Bible
8 He who sows wickedness reaps trouble,
and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
Proverbs 22:22
Lexham English Bible
22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
and do not crush the afflicted at the gate;
Proverbs 22:22
World English Bible
22 Don’t exploit the poor, because he is poor;
and don’t crush the needy in court;
Proverbs 24:11
Lexham English Bible
11 Rescue those who are led away to the death
and those who stagger to the slaughter. If you hold back,
Proverbs 24:11
World English Bible
11 Rescue those who are being led away to death!
Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter!
Proverbs 25:5
Lexham English Bible
5 Remove the wicked before a king,
and his throne will be established in righteousness.[a]
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 25:5 Hebrew “in the righteousness”
Proverbs 25:5
World English Bible
5 Take away the wicked from the king’s presence,
and his throne will be established in righteousness.
Proverbs 28:5
Lexham English Bible
5 Men of evil do not understand justice,
but seekers of Yahweh understand completely.[a]
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 28:5 Or “everything”
Proverbs 28:5
World English Bible
5 Evil men don’t understand justice;
but those who seek Yahweh understand it fully.
Proverbs 29:4
Lexham English Bible
4 By justice a king gives stability to a land,
but a man of bribes will ruin it.
Proverbs 29:4
World English Bible
4 The king by justice makes the land stable,
but he who takes bribes tears it down.
Proverbs 29:26-27
Lexham English Bible
26 Many are those who seek the favor[a] of a ruler,
but from Yahweh one obtains justice.[b]
27 A man of injustice is an abomination to the righteous,
but the upright[c] is an abomination to the wicked.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 29:26 Literally “faces”
- Proverbs 29:26 Literally “comes justice for a man”
- Proverbs 29:27 Literally “upright of way”
Proverbs 29:26-27
World English Bible
26 Many seek the ruler’s favor,
but a man’s justice comes from Yahweh.
27 A dishonest man detests the righteous,
and the upright in their ways detest the wicked.
Proverbs 31:8-9
Lexham English Bible
8 Open your mouth for the mute,
for the rights[a] of all the needy.[b]
9 Open your mouth, judge righteousness,
and defend the poor and needy.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 31:8 Hebrew “right”
- Proverbs 31:8 Literally “the sons of the needy”
Proverbs 31:8-9
World English Bible
8 Open your mouth for the mute,
in the cause of all who are left desolate.
9 Open your mouth, judge righteously,
and serve justice to the poor and needy.”
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