22 but the wicked(A) will be cut off from the land,(B)
    and the unfaithful will be torn from it.(C)

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22 But the wicked will be cut off from the land.
    The treacherous will be rooted out of it.

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14 Do not set foot on the path of the wicked
    or walk in the way of evildoers.(A)

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14 Don’t enter into the path of the wicked.
    Don’t walk in the way of evil men.

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19 But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness;(A)
    they do not know what makes them stumble.(B)

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19 The way of the wicked is like darkness.
    They don’t know what they stumble over.

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22 The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them;(A)
    the cords of their sins hold them fast.(B)

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22 The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him.
    The cords of his sin hold him firmly.

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12 A troublemaker and a villain,
    who goes about with a corrupt mouth,

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12 A worthless person, a man of iniquity,
    is he who walks with a perverse mouth,

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Blessings crown the head of the righteous,
    but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:6 Or righteous, / but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence

Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
    but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

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11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,(A)
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(B)

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11 The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life,
    but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

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16 The wages of the righteous is life,(A)
    but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.(B)

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16 The labor of the righteous leads to life.
    The increase of the wicked leads to sin.

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20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,
    but the heart of the wicked is of little value.

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20 The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver.
    The heart of the wicked is of little worth.

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24 What the wicked dread(A) will overtake them;(B)
    what the righteous desire will be granted.(C)

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24 What the wicked fear will overtake them,
    but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

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25 When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,
    but the righteous stand firm(A) forever.(B)

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25 When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more;
    but the righteous stand firm forever.

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27 The fear of the Lord adds length to life,(A)
    but the years of the wicked are cut short.(B)

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27 The fear of Yahweh prolongs days,
    but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

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