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
Common English Bible
20 So you should stay on the path of good people,
guarding the road of the righteous.
Proverbs 3:27
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 3:27
Common English Bible
27 Don’t withhold good from someone who deserves it,
when it is in your power to do so.
Proverbs 11:3
Holman Christian Standard Bible
3 The integrity of the upright guides them,(A)
but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.(B)
Proverbs 11:3
Common English Bible
3 Integrity guides the virtuous,
but dishonesty ruins the treacherous.
Proverbs 11:6
Holman Christian Standard Bible
6 The righteousness of the upright rescues them,
but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.(A)
Proverbs 11:6
Common English Bible
6 Those who do right are saved by their righteousness,
but the untrustworthy are caught by their own desires.
Proverbs 11:17
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 11:17
Common English Bible
17 Kind persons benefit themselves,
but cruel people harm themselves.
Proverbs 11:27
Holman Christian Standard Bible
27 The one who searches for what is good(A) finds favor,
but if someone looks for trouble, it will come to him.(B)
Proverbs 11:27
Common English Bible
27 Those who look for good find favor,
but those who seek evil—it will come to them.
Proverbs 11:30
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:30 LXX, Syr; MT reads but a wise one
Proverbs 11:30
Common English Bible
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
and the wise gather lives.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:30 Or LXX, Syr violence takes lives away
Proverbs 12:2
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 12:2
Common English Bible
2 The Lord favors good people,
but he condemns schemers.
Proverbs 13:22
Holman Christian Standard Bible
22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his[a] grandchildren,
but the sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.(A)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:22 Or inheritance: his
Proverbs 13:22
Common English Bible
22 Good people leave their grandchildren an inheritance,
but the wealth of sinners is stored up for the righteous.
Proverbs 14:14
Holman Christian Standard Bible
14 The disloyal one will get what his conduct deserves,
and a good man, what his deeds deserve.(A)
Proverbs 14:14
Common English Bible
14 Rebellious hearts receive satisfaction from their ways;
the good receive the due reward for their deeds.
Proverbs 14:19
Holman Christian Standard Bible
19 The evil bow before those who are good,
the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 14:19
Common English Bible
19 Evil people will bow down before the good;
wicked people are at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 14:22
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 14:22
Common English Bible
22 Don’t those who plan evil go astray?
Those who plan good receive loyalty and faithfulness.
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