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
New King James Version
20 So you may walk in the way of goodness,
And keep to the paths of righteousness.
Proverbs 9:9
New International Version
9 Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still;
teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.(A)
Proverbs 9:9
New King James Version
9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser;
Teach a just man, (A)and he will increase in learning.
Proverbs 10:6
New International Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:6 Or righteous, / but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence
Proverbs 10:6
New King James Version
6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 10:11
New International Version
Proverbs 10:11
New King James Version
11 The mouth of the righteous is a well of life,
But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 10:16
New International Version
Proverbs 10:16
New King James Version
16 The labor of the righteous leads to (A)life,
The wages of the wicked to sin.
Proverbs 10:20
New International Version
20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,
but the heart of the wicked is of little value.
Proverbs 10:20
New King James Version
20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;
The heart of the wicked is worth little.
Proverbs 10:21
New International Version
21 The lips of the righteous nourish many,
but fools die for lack of sense.(A)
Proverbs 10:21
New King James Version
21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
But fools die for lack of [a]wisdom.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:21 Lit. heart
Proverbs 10:24-25
New King James Version
24 (A)The fear of the wicked will come upon him,
And (B)the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25 When the whirlwind passes by, (C)the wicked is no more,
But (D)the righteous has an everlasting foundation.
Proverbs 10:28
New International Version
28 The prospect of the righteous is joy,
but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.(A)
Proverbs 10:28
New King James Version
28 The hope of the righteous will be gladness,
But the (A)expectation of the wicked will perish.
Proverbs 10:30-32
New International Version
30 The righteous will never be uprooted,
but the wicked will not remain in the land.(A)
Proverbs 10:30-32
New King James Version
30 (A)The righteous will never be removed,
But the wicked will not inhabit the [a]earth.
31 (B)The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
But the perverse tongue will be cut out.
32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,
But the mouth of the wicked what is perverse.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:30 land
Proverbs 11:8-10
New International Version
8 The righteous person is rescued from trouble,
and it falls on the wicked instead.(A)
9 With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors,
but through knowledge the righteous escape.(B)
Proverbs 11:8-10
New King James Version
8 (A)The righteous is delivered from trouble,
And it comes to the wicked instead.
9 The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor,
But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
10 (B)When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices;
And when the wicked perish, there is jubilation.
Proverbs 11:23
New International Version
23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.
Proverbs 11:23
New King James Version
23 The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the expectation of the wicked (A)is wrath.
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