Proverbs 2:20
Lexham English Bible
20 So that you will walk on the road of those who are good,
and the paths of those who are righteous you shall keep.
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
Lexham English Bible
27 Do not withhold good from its owner[a]
when it is in the power of your hand to do.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:27 Or “lord”
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
Lexham English Bible
3 The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys 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
Lexham English Bible
6 The righteousness of the upright will save them,
but by a scheme the treacherous will be taken captive.
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
Lexham English Bible
17 A person of kindness rewards himself,[a]
but a cruel person harms his own flesh.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:17 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
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
Lexham English Bible
27 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
but he who inquires of evil, it will come to him.
Proverbs 11:27
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:27 Lit. seeks
Proverbs 11:30
Lexham English Bible
30 The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life,
and he who captures souls[a] is wise.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:30 Or “persons,” or “inner selves”
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
Lexham English Bible
2 The good obtains favor from Yahweh,
but anyone who schemes, he condemns.
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
Lexham English Bible
22 He who is good will leave an inheritance to his grandchildren,[a]
and stored up for the righteous is the wealth of a sinner.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:22 Literally “sons of sons”
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
Lexham English Bible
14 From his ways, the perverse of heart will be satisfied,
and from his own,[a] so shall a good man.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:14 Literally “from upon him”
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
Lexham English Bible
19 The evil bow down 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
Lexham English Bible
22 Have they not erred, those who plan evil?
But loyalty and faithfulness belong to those who plan 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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