20 So you will (A)walk in the way of good people
And keep to the (B)paths of the righteous.

Read full chapter

20 Therefore walk in the way of the good,
    and keep to the paths of the just.

Read full chapter

27 (A)Do not withhold good from [a]those to whom it is due,
When it is in your power to do it.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:27 Lit its owners

27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,[a]
    when it is in your power to do it.(A)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 3.27 Heb from its owners

The (A)integrity of the upright will guide them,
But the (B)perversity of the treacherous will destroy them.

Read full chapter

The integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.(A)

Read full chapter

The righteousness of the upright will rescue them,
But the treacherous will (A)be caught by their own greed.

Read full chapter

The righteousness of the upright saves them,
    but the treacherous are taken captive by their schemes.(A)

Read full chapter

17 A (A)merciful person does [a]himself good,
But the cruel person [b]does himself harm.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:17 Lit his soul
  2. Proverbs 11:17 Lit ruins his flesh

17 Those who are kind reward themselves,
    but the cruel do themselves harm.

Read full chapter

27 One who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
But (A)one who seeks evil, evil will come to him.

Read full chapter

27 Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor,
    but evil comes to the one who searches for it.(A)

Read full chapter

30 The fruit of the righteous is (A)a tree of life,
And (B)one who is wise [a]gains souls.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:30 Lit takes

30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
    and the wise capture souls.(A)

Read full chapter

A (A)good person will obtain favor from the Lord,
But He will condemn a person [a]who devises evil.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:2 Lit of evil devices

The good obtain favor from the Lord,
    but those who devise evil he condemns.(A)

Read full chapter

22 A good person (A)leaves an inheritance to his [a]grandchildren,
And the (B)wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:22 Lit sons’ sons

22 The good leave an inheritance to their children’s children,
    but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.(A)

Read full chapter

14 One with a wayward heart will have his (A)fill of his own ways,
But a good person will (B)be satisfied [a]with his.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:14 Lit from himself

14 The perverse get what their ways deserve,
    and the good, what their deeds deserve.[a](A)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 14.14 Cn: Heb from upon him

19 The (A)evil will bow down before the good,
And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

Read full chapter

19 The evil bow down before the good,
    the wicked at the gates of the righteous.(A)

Read full chapter

22 Will they who (A)devise evil not go astray?
But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good.

Read full chapter

22 Do not those who plan evil err?
    Those who plan good find loyalty and faithfulness.

Read full chapter