Proverbs 2:10-11
Holman Christian Standard Bible
10 For wisdom will enter your mind,
and knowledge will delight your heart.
11 Discretion will watch over you,
and understanding will guard you,(A)
Proverbs 2:10-11
International Standard Version
10 For wisdom will enter your heart,
and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
11 Discretion[a] will protect you;
understanding will watch over you,
Footnotes
- Proverbs 2:11 Or Wise planning
Proverbs 2:20
Holman Christian Standard Bible
20 So follow the way of good people,(A)
and keep to the paths of the righteous.
Proverbs 2:20
International Standard Version
20 This is how you will walk in the way of good men
and will keep to the paths of the righteous.
Proverbs 4:14-19
Holman Christian Standard Bible
14 Don’t set foot on the path of the wicked;(A)
don’t proceed in the way of evil ones.
15 Avoid it; don’t travel on it.
Turn away from it, and pass it by.
16 For they can’t sleep
unless they have done what is evil;
they are robbed of sleep
unless they make someone stumble.(B)
17 They eat the bread of wickedness
and drink the wine of violence.
18 The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,(C)
shining brighter and brighter until midday.
19 But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom;(D)
they don’t know what makes them stumble.(E)
Proverbs 4:14-19
International Standard Version
Avoiding the Ways of the Wicked
14 Do not enter the path of the wicked,
or go along the way of evil men.
15 Avoid it! Don’t travel on it!
Turn away from it, and pass on by.
16 For they cannot sleep unless they are doing evil,
and they are robbed of their sleep unless they cause someone to stumble.
17 For they eat the bread of wickedness,
and they drink the wine of violence.
18 The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn
that grows brighter until the full light of day.
19 But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness,
and they do not know what they are stumbling over.
Proverbs 13:20
Holman Christian Standard Bible
20 The one who walks with the wise will become wise,
but a companion of fools will suffer harm.
Proverbs 13:20
International Standard Version
20 Whoever keeps company with the wise becomes wise,
but the companion of fools suffers harm.
Proverbs 16:28
Holman Christian Standard Bible
28 A contrary man spreads conflict,
and a gossip separates close friends.(A)
Proverbs 16:28
International Standard Version
28 A deceitful man stirs dissension,
and anyone who gossips separates friends.
Proverbs 17:12
Holman Christian Standard Bible
12 Better for a man to meet a bear robbed of her cubs(A)
than a fool in his foolishness.
Proverbs 17:12
International Standard Version
12 It’s better to meet a mother bear who has lost her cubs
than a fool in his stupidity.
Proverbs 17:17
Holman Christian Standard Bible
17 A friend loves at all times,(A)
and a brother is born for a difficult time.
Proverbs 17:17
International Standard Version
17 A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is there[a] for times of trouble.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:17 Lit. born
Proverbs 18:24
Holman Christian Standard Bible
24 A man with many friends may be harmed,[a]
but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.(A)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:24 Some LXX mss, Syr, Tg, Vg read friends must be friendly
Proverbs 18:24
International Standard Version
24 A man with many[a] friends can still be ruined,
but one who keeps on loving sticks closer than a brother.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:24 The Heb. lacks many
Proverbs 19:4
Holman Christian Standard Bible
4 Wealth attracts many friends,(A)
but a poor man is separated from his friend.
Proverbs 19:4
International Standard Version
4 Wealth brings many friends,
but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
Proverbs 19:6-7
Holman Christian Standard Bible
7 All the brothers of a poor man hate him;(C)
how much more do his friends
keep their distance from him!
He may pursue them with words,(D)
but they are not there.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:7 Hb uncertain
Proverbs 19:6-7
International Standard Version
6 Many curry favor of an official;
everyone is a friend of the gift giver.
7 All the relatives of a poor person shun him—
how much more do his friends avoid him!
Though he runs after them pleading,
they aren’t around.
Proverbs 20:19
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 20:19
International Standard Version
19 Whoever spreads gossip betrays confidences;
so don’t get involved with someone who talks too much.
Proverbs 22:24-25
Holman Christian Standard Bible
24 Don’t make friends with an angry man,[a]
and don’t be a companion of a hot-tempered man,(A)
25 or you will learn his ways(B)
and entangle yourself in a snare.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:24 Lit with a master of anger
Proverbs 22:24-25
International Standard Version
24 Don’t make friends with a hot-tempered man,
and do not associate with someone who is easily angered,
25 or you may learn his ways
and find yourself caught in a trap.
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