Proverbs 2:20
New International Version
20 Thus you will walk in the ways of the good
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
New International Version
27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
when it is in your power to act.
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
New International Version
3 The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.(A)
Proverbs 11:3
Common English Bible
3 Integrity guides the virtuous,
but dishonesty ruins the treacherous.
Proverbs 11:6
New International Version
6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
but the unfaithful are trapped by evil 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
New International Version
17 Those who are kind benefit themselves,
but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.
Proverbs 11:17
Common English Bible
17 Kind persons benefit themselves,
but cruel people harm themselves.
Proverbs 11:27
New International Version
27 Whoever seeks good finds favor,
but evil comes to one who searches for it.(A)
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
New International Version
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(A)
and the one who is wise saves lives.
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
New International Version
Proverbs 12:2
Common English Bible
2 The Lord favors good people,
but he condemns schemers.
Proverbs 13:22
New International Version
22 A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children,
but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.(A)
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
New International Version
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
New International Version
19 Evildoers will bow down in the presence of the good,
and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.(A)
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
New International Version
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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