Proverbs 2:8-9
Expanded Bible
8 He ·makes sure that justice is done [L guards the path of justice],
and he protects those who are loyal to him.
9 Then you will understand what is ·honest [righteous] and ·fair [just]
and what is ·the good and right thing to do [L virtuous, every good course/path].
Proverbs 2:8-9
New American Standard Bible
8 Guarding the paths of justice,
And He (A)watches over the way of His godly ones.
9 Then you will discern (B)righteousness, justice,
And integrity, and every (C)good path.
Proverbs 8:20
Expanded Bible
20 I ·do what is right [L walk on the way of righteousness]
·and follow [L in the midst of] the path of justice.
Proverbs 8:20
New American Standard Bible
20 I walk in the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice,
Proverbs 12:5
Expanded Bible
5 The plans that ·good [righteous] people make are ·fair [just],
but the ·advice [guidance] of the wicked will ·trick [deceive; defraud] you.
Proverbs 12:5
New American Standard Bible
5 The thoughts of the righteous are just,
But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
Proverbs 13:23
Expanded Bible
23 A poor person’s ·field [soil] might produce plenty of food,
but ·others often steal it away [L it is unjustly swept away].
Proverbs 13:23
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:23 Lit there is what is swept
Proverbs 16:10-12
Expanded Bible
10 The words of a king are like a ·message from God [oracle],
so ·his decisions should be fair [L he should not betray justice with his mouth].
11 The Lord wants honest balances and scales;
·all the weights are his work [L he concerns himself with the weights in the pouch].
12 Kings ·hate [detest] those who do wrong,
because ·governments only continue if they are fair [L in righteousness the throne is established].
Proverbs 16:10-12
New American Standard Bible
10 A divine (A)verdict is on the lips of the king;
His mouth should not [a]err in judgment.
11 A (B)just balance and scales belong to the Lord;
All the [b]weights of the bag are His [c]concern.
12 It is an abomination for kings to commit wicked acts,
Because a (C)throne is established on righteousness.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:10 Lit be unfaithful
- Proverbs 16:11 Lit stones
- Proverbs 16:11 Lit work
Proverbs 17:15
Expanded Bible
15 The Lord hates both of these things:
·freeing the guilty and punishing the innocent [L judging the righteous wicked and the wicked righteous].
Proverbs 17:15
New American Standard Bible
15 One who (A)justifies the wicked and one who condemns the righteous,
Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.
Proverbs 17:23
Expanded Bible
23 When the wicked ·accept money to do wrong [take a secret bribe/L bribe from the chest/bosom]
·there can be no [it stretches] justice.
Proverbs 17:23
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:23 Lit a fold in a robe; i.e., secretly
Proverbs 17:26
Expanded Bible
26 It is not good to punish the ·innocent [righteous]
or to beat leaders for being honest.
Proverbs 17:26
New American Standard Bible
26 It is also not good to (A)fine the righteous,
Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
Proverbs 18:5
Expanded Bible
5 It is not good to ·honor [or show favor to] the wicked
or to be unfair to the innocent.
Proverbs 18:5
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 19:28
Expanded Bible
28 An ·evil [worthless] witness ·makes fun of fairness [mocks justice],
and ·wicked people love what is evil [L the mouth of the wicked conveys guilt].
Proverbs 19:28
New American Standard Bible
28 A worthless witness makes a mockery of justice,
And the mouth of the wicked [a](A)swallows wrongdoing.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:28 Another reading is pours out
Proverbs 21:3
Expanded Bible
3 Doing what is ·right [righteous] and ·fair [just]
is more ·important [preferable] to the Lord than sacrifices [1 Sam. 15:22; Is. 1:11–17; Hos. 6:6; Mic. 6:6–8].
Proverbs 21:3
New American Standard Bible
3 To do (A)righteousness and justice
Is preferred by the Lord more than sacrifice.
Proverbs 21:7
Expanded Bible
7 The violence of the wicked will ·destroy them [sweep them away],
because they refuse to ·do what is right [act with justice].
Proverbs 21:7
New American Standard Bible
7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away,
Because they (A)refuse to act with justice.
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