Proverbs 2:11-22
New American Standard Bible
11 Discretion will (A)watch over you,
Understanding will guard you,
12 To (B)rescue you from the way of evil,
From a person who speaks (C)perverse things;
13 From those who (D)leave the paths of uprightness
To walk in the (E)ways of darkness;
14 Who (F)delight in doing evil
And rejoice in the perversity of evil;
15 Whose paths are (G)crooked,
And who are devious in their ways;
16 To (H)rescue you from the strange woman,
From the (I)foreign woman who flatters with her words,
17 Who leaves the (J)companion of her youth
And forgets the (K)covenant of her God;
18 For (L)her house sinks down to death,
And her tracks lead to the [a]dead;
19 None (M)who go to her return,
Nor do they reach the (N)paths of life.
20 So you will (O)walk in the way of good people
And keep to the (P)paths of the righteous.
21 For (Q)the upright will live in the land,
And (R)the blameless will remain in it;
22 But (S)the wicked will be eliminated from the land,
And (T)the treacherous will be (U)torn away from it.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 2:18 Lit departed spirits
Proverbs 2:11-22
English Standard Version
11 (A)discretion will (B)watch over you,
understanding will guard you,
12 delivering you from the way of evil,
from men of perverted speech,
13 who forsake the paths of uprightness
to (C)walk in the ways of darkness,
14 who (D)rejoice in doing evil
and (E)delight in the perverseness of evil,
15 men whose (F)paths are crooked,
(G)and who are (H)devious in their ways.
16 So (I)you will be delivered from the forbidden[a] woman,
from (J)the adulteress[b] with (K)her smooth words,
17 who forsakes (L)the companion of her youth
and forgets (M)the covenant of her God;
18 (N)for her house sinks down to death,
and her paths to the departed;[c]
19 none who go to her come back,
nor do they regain the paths of life.
20 So you will walk in the way of the good
and keep to the paths of the righteous.
21 For the upright (O)will inhabit the land,
and those with integrity will remain in it,
22 but the wicked will be (P)cut off from the land,
and the treacherous will be (Q)rooted out of it.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 2:16 Hebrew strange
- Proverbs 2:16 Hebrew foreign woman
- Proverbs 2:18 Hebrew to the Rephaim
Proverbs 3:31-32
New American Standard Bible
31 (A)Do not envy a violent person,
And do not choose any of his ways.
32 For the (B)devious are an abomination to the Lord;
But [a]He is (C)intimate with the upright.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:32 Lit His private counsel is
Proverbs 3:31-32
English Standard Version
31 (A)Do not envy (B)a man of violence
and do not choose any of his ways,
32 for (C)the devious person is an abomination to the Lord,
but the upright are (D)in his confidence.
Proverbs 6:12-15
New American Standard Bible
12 A (A)worthless person, a wicked man,
Is one who walks with a (B)perverse mouth,
13 Who (C)winks with his eyes, who [a]signals with his feet,
Who [b]points with his fingers;
14 Who, with (D)perversion in his heart, continually (E)devises evil,
Who [c](F)spreads strife.
15 Therefore (G)his disaster will come suddenly;
(H)Instantly he will be broken and there will be (I)no healing.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:13 Lit scrapes
- Proverbs 6:13 Lit instructs with
- Proverbs 6:14 Lit sends out
Proverbs 6:12-15
English Standard Version
12 (A)A worthless person, a wicked man,
goes about with (B)crooked speech,
13 (C)winks with his eyes, signals[a] with his feet,
points with his finger,
14 with (D)perverted heart (E)devises evil,
continually (F)sowing discord;
15 therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly;
(G)in a moment he will be broken (H)beyond healing.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:13 Hebrew scrapes
Proverbs 10:6
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 10:6
English Standard Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:6 Or but violence covers the mouth of the wicked; also verse 11
Proverbs 10:11-13
New American Standard Bible
11 The (A)mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
But (B)the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
12 Hatred stirs up strife,
But (C)love covers all offenses.
13 On (D)the lips of the discerning, wisdom is found,
But (E)a rod is for the back of him who has no [a]sense.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:13 Lit heart
Proverbs 10:11-13
English Standard Version
11 (A)The mouth of the righteous is (B)a fountain of life,
but the mouth of the wicked (C)conceals violence.
12 Hatred stirs up strife,
but (D)love covers all offenses.
13 On the lips of him who has understanding, wisdom is found,
but (E)a rod is for the back of him who (F)lacks sense.
Proverbs 10:18
New American Standard Bible
18 One (A)who conceals hatred has lying lips,
And one who spreads slander is a fool.
Proverbs 10:18
English Standard Version
18 The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,
and whoever utters slander is a fool.
Proverbs 11:13
New American Standard Bible
13 One (A)who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets,
But one who is [a]trustworthy (B)conceals a matter.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:13 Lit faithful of spirit
Proverbs 11:13
English Standard Version
13 Whoever (A)goes about slandering reveals secrets,
but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered.
Proverbs 12:15-18
New American Standard Bible
15 The (A)way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
But a person who listens to advice is wise.
16 A (B)fool’s anger is known at once,
But a prudent person conceals dishonor.
17 One who declares truth tells what is right,
But a false witness, deceit.
18 There is one who (C)speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword,
But the (D)tongue of the wise brings healing.
Proverbs 12:15-18
English Standard Version
15 (A)The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
but a wise man listens to advice.
16 (B)The vexation of a fool is known at once,
but the prudent ignores an insult.
17 (C)Whoever speaks[a] the truth gives honest evidence,
but (D)a false witness utters deceit.
18 (E)There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts,
but the tongue of the wise brings (F)healing.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:17 Hebrew breathes out
Proverbs 13:16
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:16 Lit spreads out
Proverbs 13:16
English Standard Version
Proverbs 16:27-30
New American Standard Bible
27 A (A)worthless person digs up evil,
While [a]his words are like (B)scorching fire.
28 A perverse person spreads strife,
And a [b]slanderer separates close friends.
29 A person of violence (C)entices his neighbor
And leads him in a way that is not good.
30 He who winks his eyes does so to devise perverse things;
He who compresses his lips brings evil to pass.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:27 Lit on his lips
- Proverbs 16:28 Or gossip
Proverbs 16:27-30
English Standard Version
27 (A)A worthless man plots evil,
and his speech[a] is like (B)a scorching fire.
28 (C)A dishonest man spreads strife,
and (D)a whisperer (E)separates close friends.
29 A man of violence (F)entices his neighbor
and leads him in a way that is not good.
30 Whoever winks his eyes plans[b] (G)dishonest things;
he who (H)purses his lips brings evil to pass.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:27 Hebrew what is on his lips
- Proverbs 16:30 Hebrew to plan
Proverbs 17:4
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:4 Lit falsehood
Proverbs 17:4
English Standard Version
4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips,
and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
Proverbs 17:9
New American Standard Bible
9 One who (A)conceals an offense seeks love,
But one who repeats a matter (B)separates close friends.
Proverbs 17:9
English Standard Version
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