Proverbs 2:7
Lexham English Bible
7 For the upright, he stores[a] sound judgment, a shield for those who walk uprightly,
Footnotes
- Proverbs 2:7 Or “hides, keeps”
Proverbs 2:7
Common English Bible
7 He reserves ability for those with integrity.
He is a shield for those who live a blameless life.
Proverbs 11:1
Lexham English Bible
11 Balances of deceit are an abomination of Yahweh,
but an accurate weight[a] delights him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:1 Literally “a full stone” or “a pure stone”
Proverbs 11:1
Common English Bible
11 The Lord detests dishonest scales,
but delights in an accurate weight.
Proverbs 11:3
Lexham English Bible
3 The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
Proverbs 11:3
Common English Bible
3 Integrity guides the virtuous,
but dishonesty ruins the treacherous.
Proverbs 11:20
Lexham English Bible
20 An abomination of Yahweh are the crooked of heart,[a]
but his delight are those with blameless ways.[b]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:20 Literally “crooked ones of heart”; “heart” may also be translated “mind”
- Proverbs 11:20 Literally “blameless ones of ways”
Proverbs 11:20
Common English Bible
20 The Lord detests a crooked heart,
but he favors those whose path is innocent.
Proverbs 12:19
Lexham English Bible
19 A lip of truth endures forever,
but a tongue of deception lasts only a moment.
Proverbs 12:19
Common English Bible
19 Truthful lips endure forever,
but a lying tongue lasts only for a moment.
Proverbs 12:22
Lexham English Bible
22 An abomination of Yahweh are lips of deceit,
but they who act faithfully are his delight.
Proverbs 12:22
Common English Bible
22 The Lord detests false lips;
he favors those who do what is true.
Proverbs 14:25
Lexham English Bible
25 He who saves lives[a] is a witness of truth,
but he who utters lies is a betrayer.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:25 Or “souls,” or “inner selves”
Proverbs 14:25
Common English Bible
25 A truthful witness saves lives,
but a deceiver proclaims lies.
Proverbs 16:13
Lexham English Bible
13 The delight of kings are the lips of righteousness,
and he who speaks what is upright he will love.
Proverbs 16:13
Common English Bible
13 Kings favor those with righteous lips;
they love words of integrity.
Proverbs 19:1
Lexham English Bible
19 Better a poor person walking in integrity
than one who is perverse in his speech[a] and is a fool.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:1 Literally “in his lips”
Proverbs 19:1
Common English Bible
19 Better to be poor and walk in innocence
than to have dishonest lips and be a fool.
Proverbs 20:7
Lexham English Bible
7 He who walks in his integrity is righteous;
happy are his children who follow him.
Proverbs 20:7
Common English Bible
7 The righteous live with integrity;
happy are their children who come after them.
Proverbs 20:10
Lexham English Bible
10 Stone and stone, measure and measure,
both of them[a] are an abomination of Yahweh.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:10 Literally “also the two of them”
Proverbs 20:10
Common English Bible
10 False weights and measures—
the Lord detests them both.
Proverbs 24:26
Lexham English Bible
26 He will kiss the lips,
he who gives an honest answer.
Proverbs 24:26
Common English Bible
26 Those who speak honestly
are like those who kiss on the lips.
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