Proverbs 3:3
Lexham English Bible
3 May loyal love[a] and truth not forsake you;
bind them around your neck,
write them upon your heart.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:3 Or “kindness, mercy”
Proverbs 3:3
New American Standard Bible
3 Do not let (A)kindness and truth leave you;
(B)Bind them around your neck,
(C)Write them on the tablet of your heart.
Proverbs 11:13
Lexham English Bible
13 A gossip walks about telling a secret,
but the trustworthy in spirit keeps the matter.
Proverbs 11:13
New American Standard Bible
13 One (A)who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets,
But one who is [a]trustworthy (B)conceals a matter.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:13 Lit faithful of spirit
Proverbs 14:22
Lexham English Bible
22 Have they not erred, those who plan evil?
But loyalty and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.
Proverbs 14:22
New American Standard Bible
22 Will they who (A)devise evil not go astray?
But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good.
Proverbs 16:6
Lexham English Bible
6 By loyalty and faithfulness, iniquity will be covered over,[a]
and by fear of Yahweh one turns[b] from evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:6 Or “atoned for”
- Proverbs 16:6 Literally “turning”
Proverbs 16:6
New American Standard Bible
6 By (A)mercy and truth atonement is made for wrongdoing,
And by [a]the (B)fear of the Lord one keeps away from evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:6 Or reverence for
Proverbs 17:17
Lexham English Bible
17 The friend loves at all times[a],
but a brother is born for adversity.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:17 Hebrew “time”
Proverbs 17:17
New American Standard Bible
17 A (A)friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 19:22
Lexham English Bible
22 The craving of a man is his steadfast loyalty,
and it is better to be poor than a liar.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:22 Literally “man of lying”
Proverbs 19:22
New American Standard Bible
22 What is desirable in a person is his [a]kindness,
And it is better to be a poor person than a liar.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:22 Or loyalty
Proverbs 20:6
Lexham English Bible
6 Many a person will proclaim his loyalty for himself,
but a man who is trustworthy, who can find?
Proverbs 20:6
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 20:28
Lexham English Bible
28 Loyalty and faithfulness will preserve a king,
and he is upheld with the righteousness of his throne.
Proverbs 20:28
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:28 I.e., covenant loyalty
- Proverbs 20:28 I.e., covenant loyalty
Proverbs 23:26-28
Lexham English Bible
26 My child, may you give your heart[a] to me,
and may your eyes delight in my ways.
27 For a deep pit is a prostitute,[b]
and a narrow well is an adulteress.[c]
28 She is also like a robber lying in wait,
and the faithless among mankind she increases.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:26 Or “mind”
- Proverbs 23:27 Or “whore”
- Proverbs 23:27 Literally “a foreign woman”
Proverbs 23:26-28
New American Standard Bible
26 (A)Give me your heart, my son,
And let your eyes [a](B)delight in my ways.
27 For a prostitute is a (C)deep pit,
And a [b](D)strange woman is a narrow well.
28 Certainly she (E)lurks as a robber,
And increases the treacherous among mankind.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:26 Another reading is observe
- Proverbs 23:27 Lit foreign
Proverbs 25:13
Lexham English Bible
13 Like the cold of snow on a day[a] of harvest
is a faithful messenger to those who send him,
and the soul[b] of his master is refreshed.[c]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:13 Or “at a season”
- Proverbs 25:13 Or “life,” or “inner self”
- Proverbs 25:13 Or “returned”
Proverbs 25:13
New American Standard Bible
13 Like the cold of snow in the [a]time of harvest
Is a (A)faithful messenger to those who send him,
For he refreshes the soul of his masters.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:13 Lit day
Proverbs 25:19
Lexham English Bible
19 A bad tooth and a lame foot
is the trust of a faithless person in a time[a] of trouble.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:19 Literally “on a day”
Proverbs 25:19
New American Standard Bible
19 Like a bad tooth and [a]an unsteady foot
Is confidence in a (A)treacherous person in time of trouble.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:19 Lit a slipping foot
Proverbs 28:20
Lexham English Bible
20 A man of faithfulness has abundant blessings,
but he who hurries to become rich will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 28:20
New American Standard Bible
20 A (A)faithful person will abound with blessings,
But one who (B)hurries to be rich will not go unpunished.
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