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 2:20
Christian Standard Bible
20 So follow the way of the good,(A)
and keep to the paths of the righteous.
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 3:27
Christian Standard Bible
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 11:3
Christian Standard Bible
3 The integrity of the upright guides them,(A)
but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.(B)
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 11:6
Christian Standard Bible
6 The righteousness of the upright rescues them,
but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.(A)
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 11:17
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 11:27
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:27 Lit. seeks
Proverbs 11:27
Christian Standard Bible
27 The one who searches for what is good(A) seeks favor,
but if someone looks for trouble, it will come to him.(B)
Proverbs 11:30
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:30 Lit. takes, in the sense of brings, cf. 1 Sam. 16:11
Proverbs 11:30
Christian Standard Bible
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 12:2
Christian Standard Bible
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 13:22
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
- 13:22 Or inheritance: his
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 14:14
Christian Standard Bible
14 The disloyal one will get what his conduct deserves,
and a good one, what his deeds deserve.(A)
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 14:19
Christian Standard Bible
19 The evil bow before those who are good,
and the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.
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.
Proverbs 14:22
Christian Standard Bible
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