Proverbs 3:3
New Living Translation
3 Never let loyalty and kindness leave you!
Tie them around your neck as a reminder.
Write them deep within your heart.
Proverbs 3:3
International Standard Version
3 Do not let gracious love and truth leave you.
Bind them around your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart,
Proverbs 11:13
New Living Translation
13 A gossip goes around telling secrets,
but those who are trustworthy can keep a confidence.
Proverbs 11:13
International Standard Version
13 Whoever spreads gossip betrays secrets,
but the trustworthy person[a] keeps a confidence.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 11:13 Lit. trustworthy in spirit
Proverbs 14:22
New Living Translation
22 If you plan to do evil, you will be lost;
if you plan to do good, you will receive unfailing love and faithfulness.
Proverbs 14:22
International Standard Version
22 Won’t those who plot evil go astray?
But gracious love and truth are for those who plan what is good.
Proverbs 16:6
New Living Translation
6 Unfailing love and faithfulness make atonement for sin.
By fearing the Lord, people avoid evil.
Proverbs 16:6
International Standard Version
6 Iniquity is atoned for by gracious love and truth,
and through fear of the Lord people[a] turn from evil.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 16:6 The Heb. lacks people
Proverbs 17:17
New Living Translation
17 A friend is always loyal,
and a brother is born to help in time of need.
Proverbs 17:17
International Standard Version
17 A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is there[a] for times of trouble.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 17:17 Lit. born
Proverbs 19:22
New Living Translation
22 Loyalty makes a person attractive.
It is better to be poor than dishonest.
Proverbs 19:22
International Standard Version
22 Human beings long for grace,
and it’s better to be poor than a man of deceit.
Proverbs 20:6
New Living Translation
6 Many will say they are loyal friends,
but who can find one who is truly reliable?
Proverbs 20:6
International Standard Version
6 Many claim “I’m a loyal person!”[a]
but who can find someone who truly is?
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 20:6 Lit. claim to be people of gracious love
Proverbs 20:28
New Living Translation
28 Unfailing love and faithfulness protect the king;
his throne is made secure through love.
Proverbs 20:28
International Standard Version
28 Gracious love and truth preserve a king;
through love his throne is made secure.
Proverbs 23:26-28
New Living Translation
26 O my son, give me your heart.
May your eyes take delight in following my ways.
27 A prostitute is a dangerous trap;
a promiscuous woman is as dangerous as falling into a narrow well.
28 She hides and waits like a robber,
eager to make more men unfaithful.
Proverbs 23:26-28
International Standard Version
26 Give me your heart, my son,
and keep your eyes fixed on my ways,
27 because a prostitute is a deep pit,
and the adulterous[a] woman a narrow well.
28 Surely she lies in wait like a bandit,
increasing those who are faithless among mankind.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 23:27 Lit. foreign
Proverbs 25:13
New Living Translation
13 Trustworthy messengers refresh like snow in summer.
They revive the spirit of their employer.
Proverbs 25:13
International Standard Version
13 Like cold snow during harvest time
is a faithful messenger to those who send him;
he refreshes his masters.
Proverbs 25:19
New Living Translation
19 Putting confidence in an unreliable person in times of trouble
is like chewing with a broken tooth or walking on a lame foot.
Proverbs 25:19
International Standard Version
19 A bad tooth and an unsteady foot—
that’s what confidence in an unreliable man is like
in a time of trouble.
Proverbs 28:20
New Living Translation
20 The trustworthy person will get a rich reward,
but a person who wants quick riches will get into trouble.
Proverbs 28:20
International Standard Version
20 The faithful man will prosper with blessings,
but whoever is in a hurry to get rich
will not escape punishment.
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