Proverbs 3:3
New King James Version
3 Let not mercy and truth forsake you;
(A)Bind them around your neck,
(B)Write them on the tablet of your heart,
Proverbs 3:3
Christian Standard Bible
3 Never let loyalty and faithfulness leave you.
Tie them around your neck;
write them on the tablet of your heart.(A)
Proverbs 11:13
New King James Version
Proverbs 11:13
Christian Standard Bible
13 A gossip goes around revealing a secret,
but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.(A)
Proverbs 14:22
New King James Version
22 Do they not go astray who devise evil?
But mercy and truth belong to those who devise good.
Proverbs 14:22
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 16:6
New King James Version
6 (A)In mercy and truth
Atonement is provided for iniquity;
And (B)by the fear of the Lord one departs from evil.
Proverbs 16:6
Christian Standard Bible
6 Iniquity is atoned for by loyalty and faithfulness,(A)
and one turns from evil by the fear of the Lord.(B)
Proverbs 17:17
New King James Version
17 (A)A friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:17
Christian Standard Bible
17 A friend loves at all times,(A)
and a brother is born for a difficult time.
Proverbs 19:22
New King James Version
22 What is desired in a man is [a]kindness,
And a poor man is better than a liar.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:22 Lit. lovingkindness
Proverbs 19:22
Christian Standard Bible
22 What is desirable in a person is his fidelity;
better to be a poor person than a liar.(A)
Proverbs 20:6
New King James Version
6 Most men will proclaim each his own [a]goodness,
But who can find a faithful man?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:6 Lit. mercy
Proverbs 20:6
Christian Standard Bible
6 Many a person proclaims his own loyalty,
but who can find a trustworthy person?(A)
Proverbs 20:28
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:28 mercy
Proverbs 20:28
Christian Standard Bible
28 Loyalty and faithfulness guard a king;
through loyalty he maintains his throne.
Proverbs 23:26-28
New King James Version
26 My son, give me your heart,
And let your eyes observe my ways.
27 (A)For a harlot is a deep pit,
And a seductress is a narrow well.
28 (B)She also lies in wait as for a victim,
And increases the unfaithful among men.
Proverbs 23:26-28
Christian Standard Bible
26 My son, give me your heart,
and let your eyes observe my ways.
27 For a prostitute is a deep pit,(A)
and a wayward woman is a narrow well;
28 indeed, she sets an ambush like a robber(B)
and increases the number of unfaithful people.
Proverbs 25:13
New King James Version
13 (A)Like the cold of snow in time of harvest
Is a faithful messenger to those who send him,
For he refreshes the soul of his masters.
Proverbs 25:13
Christian Standard Bible
13 To those who send him, a trustworthy envoy
is like the coolness of snow on a harvest day;
he refreshes the life of his masters.(A)
Proverbs 25:19
New King James Version
19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble
Is like a bad tooth and a foot out of joint.
Proverbs 25:19
Christian Standard Bible
19 Trusting an unreliable person in a difficult time
is like a rotten tooth or a faltering foot.(A)
Proverbs 28:20
New King James Version
20 A faithful man will abound with blessings,
(A)But he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 28:20
Christian Standard Bible
20 A faithful person will have many blessings,(A)
but one in a hurry to get rich(B)
will not go unpunished.
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