Proverbs 2:20
Authorized (King James) Version
20 That thou mayest walk in the way of good men,
and keep the paths of the righteous.
Proverbs 2:20
New King James Version
20 So you may walk in the way of goodness,
And keep to the paths of righteousness.
Proverbs 3:27
Authorized (King James) Version
27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due,
when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
Proverbs 3:27
New King James Version
27 (A)Do not withhold good from [a]those to whom it is due,
When it is in the power of your hand to do so.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:27 Lit. its owners
Proverbs 11:3
Authorized (King James) Version
3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them:
but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
Proverbs 11:3
New King James Version
3 The integrity of the upright will guide (A)them,
But the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them.
Proverbs 11:6
Authorized (King James) Version
6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them:
but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.
Proverbs 11:6
New King James Version
6 The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
But the unfaithful will be caught by their lust.
Proverbs 11:17
Authorized (King James) Version
17 The merciful man doeth good to his own soul:
but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.
Proverbs 11:17
New King James Version
17 (A)The merciful man does good for his own soul,
But he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.
Proverbs 11:27
Authorized (King James) Version
27 He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour:
but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
Proverbs 11:27
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:27 Lit. seeks
Proverbs 11:30
Authorized (King James) Version
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life;
and he that winneth souls is wise.
Proverbs 11:30
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:30 Lit. takes, in the sense of brings, cf. 1 Sam. 16:11
Proverbs 12:2
Authorized (King James) Version
2 A good man obtaineth favour of the Lord:
but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
Proverbs 12:2
New King James Version
2 A good man obtains favor from the Lord,
But a man of wicked intentions He will condemn.
Proverbs 13:22
Authorized (King James) Version
22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children:
and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
Proverbs 13:22
New King James Version
22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
But (A)the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.
Proverbs 14:14
Authorized (King James) Version
14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways:
and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
Proverbs 14:14
New King James Version
14 The backslider in heart will be (A)filled with his own ways,
But a good man will be satisfied [a]from (B)above.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:14 Lit. from above himself
Proverbs 14:19
Authorized (King James) Version
19 The evil bow before the good;
and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 14:19
New King James Version
19 The evil will bow before the good,
And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 14:22
Authorized (King James) Version
22 Do they not err that devise evil?
but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
Proverbs 14:22
New King James Version
22 Do they not go astray who devise evil?
But mercy and truth belong to those who devise good.
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Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
