Proverbs 21:16
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
16 Whoever wanders from the way of understanding
will rest in the assembly of the dead.(A)
Proverbs 21:16
Common English Bible
16 People who wander from the path of insight
will rest in the company of the dead.
Proverbs 21:18
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous
and the faithless for the upright.(A)
Proverbs 21:18
Common English Bible
18 The wicked are a ransom for the righteous;
the treacherous will be punished[a] in the place of the virtuous.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:18 Heb lacks will be punished.
Proverbs 21:21
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Footnotes
- 21.21 Gk: Heb life and righteousness
Proverbs 21:21
Common English Bible
21 Those who pursue righteousness and kindness
will find life, righteousness, and honor.
Proverbs 21:27
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
27 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination;
how much more when brought with evil intent.(A)
Proverbs 21:27
Common English Bible
27 The Lord detests the sacrifices of the wicked,
especially when brought with devious motives.
Proverbs 22:8
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
8 Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity,
and the rod of anger will fail.(A)
Proverbs 22:8
Common English Bible
8 Those who sow injustice will harvest evil;
the rod of their fury will come to an end.
Proverbs 24:15-16
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
15 Do not lie in wait like an outlaw against the home of the righteous;
do no violence to the place where the righteous live;(A)
16 for though they fall seven times, they will rise again,
but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.(B)
Proverbs 24:15-16
Common English Bible
15 Wicked one, don’t wait secretly at the home of the righteous.
Don’t destroy their dwelling.
16 The righteous may fall seven times but still get up,
but the wicked will stumble into trouble.
Proverbs 26:1
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
26 Like snow in summer or rain in harvest,
so honor is not fitting for a fool.(A)
Proverbs 26:1
Common English Bible
26 Like snow in the summer or rain at harvest,
so honor isn’t appropriate for a fool.
Proverbs 26:3
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
and a rod for the back of fools.(A)
Proverbs 26:3
Common English Bible
3 A whip for a horse, a bridle for a donkey,
and a rod for the back of fools.
Proverbs 26:27
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
27 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it,
and a stone will come back on the one who starts it rolling.(A)
Proverbs 26:27
Common English Bible
27 Those who dig a pit will fall in it;
those who roll a stone will have it turn back on them.
Proverbs 29:16
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
16 When the wicked are in authority, transgression increases,
but the righteous will look upon their downfall.(A)
Proverbs 29:16
Common English Bible
16 When the wicked become numerous, so do crimes;
the righteous will see their downfall.
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