25 Don’t fear sudden danger
or the ruin of the wicked when it comes,(A)
26 for the Lord will be your confidence[a]
and will keep your foot from a snare.(B)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 3:26 Or be at your side

25 Have no fear of sudden disaster
    or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
26 for the Lord will be at your side(A)
    and will keep your foot(B) from being snared.(C)

Read full chapter

33 The Lord’s curse is on the household of the wicked,(A)
but he blesses the home of the righteous;

Read full chapter

33 The Lord’s curse(A) is on the house of the wicked,(B)
    but he blesses the home of the righteous.(C)

Read full chapter

What the Lord Hates

16 The Lord hates six things;
in fact, seven are detestable to him:
17 arrogant eyes,(A) a lying tongue,(B)
hands that shed innocent blood,(C)
18 a heart that plots wicked schemes,(D)
feet eager to run to evil,(E)
19 a lying witness who gives false testimony,(F)
and one who stirs up trouble among brothers.(G)

Read full chapter

16 There are six things the Lord hates,(A)
    seven that are detestable to him:
17         haughty eyes,(B)
        a lying tongue,(C)
        hands that shed innocent blood,(D)
18         a heart that devises wicked schemes,
        feet that are quick to rush into evil,(E)
19         a false witness(F) who pours out lies(G)
        and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.(H)

Read full chapter

The Lord will not let the righteous go hungry,(A)
but he denies the wicked what they crave.(B)

Read full chapter

The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,(A)
    but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.(B)

Read full chapter

Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(A)

The remembrance of the righteous is a blessing,
but the name of the wicked will rot.(B)

Read full chapter

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

The name of the righteous(B) is used in blessings,[b]
    but the name of the wicked(C) will rot.(D)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:6 Or righteous, / but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence
  2. Proverbs 10:7 See Gen. 48:20.

16 The reward of the righteous is life;
the wages of the wicked is punishment.(A)

Read full chapter

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

Read full chapter

24 What the wicked dreads will come to him,(A)
but what the righteous desire will be given to them.(B)

25 When the whirlwind passes,
the wicked are no more,(C)
but the righteous are secure forever.(D)

Read full chapter

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

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

Read full chapter

28 The hope of the righteous is joy,(A)
but the expectation of the wicked will perish.(B)

29 The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the honorable,
but destruction awaits evildoers.(C)

30 The righteous will never be shaken,
but the wicked will not remain on the earth.(D)

Read full chapter

28 The prospect of the righteous is joy,
    but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.(A)

29 The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless,
    but it is the ruin of those who do evil.(B)

30 The righteous will never be uprooted,
    but the wicked will not remain in the land.(C)

Read full chapter

The integrity of the upright guides them,(A)
but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.(B)

Read full chapter

The integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.(A)

Read full chapter

The righteousness of the blameless clears his path,
but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness.

The righteousness of the upright rescues them,
but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.(A)

When the wicked person dies,
his expectation comes to nothing,
and hope placed in wealth[a][b] vanishes.(B)

The righteous one is rescued from trouble;
in his place, the wicked one goes in.(C)

With his mouth the ungodly destroys his neighbor,
but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.

10 When the righteous thrive, a city rejoices;(D)
when the wicked die, there is joyful shouting.(E)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 11:7 LXX reads hope of the ungodly
  2. 11:7 Or strength

The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight,(A)
    but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.(B)

The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
    but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.(C)

Hopes placed in mortals die with them;(D)
    all the promise of[a] their power comes to nothing.(E)

The righteous person is rescued from trouble,
    and it falls on the wicked instead.(F)

With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors,
    but through knowledge the righteous escape.(G)

10 When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices;(H)
    when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.(I)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:7 Two Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts, Vulgate, Syriac and Targum When the wicked die, their hope perishes; / all they expected from

18 The wicked person earns an empty wage,
but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward.(A)

19 Genuine righteousness leads to life,(B)
but pursuing evil leads to death.(C)

20 Those with twisted minds are detestable to the Lord,
but those with blameless conduct are his delight.(D)

21 Be assured[a] that a wicked person
will not go unpunished,(E)
but the offspring of the righteous will escape.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 11:21 Lit Hand to hand

18 A wicked person earns deceptive wages,
    but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.(A)

19 Truly the righteous attain life,(B)
    but whoever pursues evil finds death.(C)

20 The Lord detests those whose hearts are perverse,(D)
    but he delights(E) in those whose ways are blameless.(F)

21 Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished,
    but those who are righteous will go free.(G)

Read full chapter

23 The desire of the righteous turns out well,(A)
but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.(B)

Read full chapter

23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
    but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.

Read full chapter