Proverbs 2:20
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 2:20
Revised Standard Version
20 So you will walk in the way of good men
and keep to the paths of the righteous.
Proverbs 3:27
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:27 Lit its owners
Proverbs 3:27
Revised Standard Version
27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it[a] is due,
when it is in your power to do it.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:27 Heb Do not withhold good from its owners
Proverbs 11:3
New American Standard Bible
3 The (A)integrity of the upright will guide them,
But the (B)perversity of the treacherous will destroy them.
Proverbs 11:3
Revised Standard Version
3 The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
Proverbs 11:6
New American Standard Bible
6 The righteousness of the upright will rescue them,
But the treacherous will (A)be caught by their own greed.
Proverbs 11:6
Revised Standard Version
6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust.
Proverbs 11:17
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:17 Lit his soul
- Proverbs 11:17 Lit ruins his flesh
Proverbs 11:17
Revised Standard Version
17 A man who is kind benefits himself,
but a cruel man hurts himself.
Proverbs 11:27
New American Standard Bible
27 One who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
But (A)one who seeks evil, evil will come to him.
Proverbs 11:27
Revised Standard Version
27 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
but evil comes to him who searches for it.
Proverbs 11:30
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:30 Lit takes
Proverbs 11:30
Revised Standard Version
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
but lawlessness[a] takes away lives.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:30 Cn Compare Gk Syr: Heb a wise man
Proverbs 12:2
New American Standard Bible
2 A (A)good person will obtain favor from the Lord,
But He will condemn a person [a]who devises evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:2 Lit of evil devices
Proverbs 12:2
Revised Standard Version
2 A good man obtains favor from the Lord,
but a man of evil devices he condemns.
Proverbs 13:22
New American Standard Bible
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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:22 Lit sons’ sons
Proverbs 13:22
Revised Standard Version
22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.
Proverbs 14:14
New American Standard Bible
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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:14 Lit from himself
Proverbs 14:14
Revised Standard Version
14 A perverse man will be filled with the fruit of his ways,
and a good man with the fruit of his deeds.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:14 Cn: Heb from upon him
Proverbs 14:19
New American Standard Bible
19 The (A)evil will bow down before the good,
And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 14:19
Revised Standard Version
19 The evil bow down before the good,
the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 14:22
New American Standard Bible
22 Will they who (A)devise evil not go astray?
But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good.
Proverbs 14:22
Revised Standard Version
22 Do they not err that devise evil?
Those who devise good meet loyalty and faithfulness.
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