Proverbs 21:16
English Standard Version
16 One who wanders from the way of good sense
(A)will rest in the assembly of the dead.
Proverbs 21:16
New Living Translation
16 The person who strays from common sense
will end up in the company of the dead.
Proverbs 21:18
English Standard Version
Proverbs 21:18
New Living Translation
18 The wicked are punished in place of the godly,
and traitors in place of the honest.
Proverbs 21:21
English Standard Version
Proverbs 21:21
New Living Translation
21 Whoever pursues righteousness and unfailing love
will find life, righteousness, and honor.
Proverbs 21:27
English Standard Version
27 (A)The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination;
how much more (B)when he brings it with evil intent.
Proverbs 21:27
New Living Translation
27 The sacrifice of an evil person is detestable,
especially when it is offered with wrong motives.
Proverbs 22:8
English Standard Version
Proverbs 22:8
New Living Translation
8 Those who plant injustice will harvest disaster,
and their reign of terror will come to an end.[a]
Proverbs 24:15-16
English Standard Version
15 (A)Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous;
do no violence to his home;
16 (B)for the righteous falls (C)seven times and rises again,
but (D)the wicked stumble in times of calamity.
Proverbs 24:15-16
New Living Translation
15 Don’t wait in ambush at the home of the godly,
and don’t raid the house where the godly live.
16 The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again.
But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked.
Proverbs 26:1
English Standard Version
Proverbs 26:1
New Living Translation
26 Honor is no more associated with fools
than snow with summer or rain with harvest.
Proverbs 26:3
English Standard Version
Proverbs 26:3
New Living Translation
3 Guide a horse with a whip, a donkey with a bridle,
and a fool with a rod to his back!
Proverbs 26:27
English Standard Version
27 (A)Whoever digs a pit will fall into it,
and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling.
Proverbs 26:27
New Living Translation
27 If you set a trap for others,
you will get caught in it yourself.
If you roll a boulder down on others,
it will crush you instead.
Proverbs 29:16
English Standard Version
16 When the wicked increase, transgression increases,
but (A)the righteous will look upon their downfall.
Proverbs 29:16
New Living Translation
16 When the wicked are in authority, sin flourishes,
but the godly will live to see their downfall.
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