Proverbs 2:8-9
New King James Version
8 He guards the paths of justice,
And (A)preserves the way of His saints.
9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice,
Equity and every good path.
Proverbs 2:8-9
21st Century King James Version
8 He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of His saints.
9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness and judgment and equity, yea, every good path.
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Proverbs 8:20
New King James Version
20 I [a]traverse the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice,
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- Proverbs 8:20 walk about on
Proverbs 8:20
21st Century King James Version
20 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment,
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Proverbs 12:5
New King James Version
5 The thoughts of the righteous are right,
But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
Proverbs 12:5
21st Century King James Version
5 The thoughts of the righteous are right, but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
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Proverbs 13:23
New King James Version
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- Proverbs 13:23 uncultivated
- Proverbs 13:23 Lit. what is swept away
Proverbs 13:23
21st Century King James Version
23 Much food is in the tillage of the poor, but there is that which is destroyed for want of judgment.
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Proverbs 16:10-12
New King James Version
10 Divination is on the lips of the king;
His mouth must not transgress in judgment.
11 (A)Honest weights and scales are the Lord’s;
All the weights in the bag are His [a]work.
12 It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness,
For (B)a throne is established by righteousness.
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- Proverbs 16:11 concern
Proverbs 16:10-12
21st Century King James Version
10 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
11 A just weight and balance are the Lord’S; all the weights of the bag are His work.
12 It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness, for the throne is established by righteousness.
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Proverbs 17:15
New King James Version
15 (A)He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just,
Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.
Proverbs 17:15
21st Century King James Version
15 He that justifieth the wicked and he that condemneth the just, both alike are an abomination to the Lord.
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Proverbs 17:23
New King James Version
23 A wicked man accepts a bribe [a]behind the back
To pervert the ways of justice.
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- Proverbs 17:23 Under cover, lit. from the bosom
Proverbs 17:23
21st Century King James Version
23 A wicked man taketh a bribe out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
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Proverbs 17:26
New King James Version
26 Also, to punish the righteous is not good,
Nor to strike princes for their uprightness.
Proverbs 17:26
21st Century King James Version
26 Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for their equity.
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Proverbs 18:5
New King James Version
5 It is not good to show partiality to the wicked,
Or to overthrow the righteous in (A)judgment.
Proverbs 18:5
21st Century King James Version
5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
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Proverbs 19:28
New King James Version
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- Proverbs 19:28 Lit. witness of Belial, worthless witness
Proverbs 19:28
21st Century King James Version
28 An ungodly witness scorneth judgment, and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
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Proverbs 21:3
New King James Version
3 (A)To do righteousness and justice
Is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
Proverbs 21:3
21st Century King James Version
3 To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
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Proverbs 21:7
New King James Version
7 The violence of the wicked will [a]destroy them,
Because they refuse to do justice.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 21:7 Lit. drag them away
Proverbs 21:7
21st Century King James Version
7 The robberies of the wicked shall destroy them, because they refuse to do judgment.
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