Proverbs 4:26-27
English Standard Version
26 (A)Ponder[a] the path of your feet;
(B)then all your ways will be sure.
27 (C)Do not swerve to the right or to the left;
turn your foot away from evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:26 Or Make level
Proverbs 4:26-27
Common English Bible
26 Watch your feet on the way,
and all your paths will be secure.
27 Don’t deviate a bit to the right or the left;
turn your feet away from evil.
Proverbs 15:26
English Standard Version
Proverbs 15:26
Common English Bible
26 The Lord detests evil plans,
but gracious words are pure.
Proverbs 16:2
English Standard Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:2 Or spirits
Proverbs 16:2
Common English Bible
2 All the ways of people
are pure in their eyes,
but the Lord tests the motives.
Proverbs 16:9
English Standard Version
Proverbs 16:9
Common English Bible
9 People plan their path,
but the Lord secures their steps.
Proverbs 16:25
English Standard Version
25 There is a way that seems right to a man,
but its end is the way to death.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:25 Hebrew ways of death
Proverbs 16:25
Common English Bible
25 There is a path that may seem straight to someone,
but in the end it is the path of death.
Proverbs 16:33
English Standard Version
Proverbs 16:33
Common English Bible
33 The dice are cast into the lap;
all decisions are from the Lord.
Proverbs 19:2
English Standard Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:2 Or A soul
Proverbs 19:2
Common English Bible
2 Ignorant desire isn’t good;
rushing feet make mistakes.
Proverbs 19:21
English Standard Version
21 (A)Many are the plans in the mind of a man,
but (B)it is the purpose of the Lord (C)that will stand.
Proverbs 19:21
Common English Bible
21 Many plans are in a person’s mind,
but the Lord’s purpose will succeed.
Proverbs 20:22
English Standard Version
Proverbs 20:22
Common English Bible
22 Don’t say, “I’ll repay the evildoer!”
Wait for the Lord, and he will save you.
Proverbs 21:27
English Standard Version
27 (A)The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination;
how much more (B)when he brings it with evil intent.
Proverbs 21:27
Common English Bible
27 The Lord detests the sacrifices of the wicked,
especially when brought with devious motives.
Proverbs 24:8-9
English Standard Version
8 Whoever (A)plans to do evil
will be called a schemer.
9 (B)The devising[a] of folly is sin,
and (C)the scoffer is an abomination to mankind.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:9 Or scheming
Proverbs 24:8-9
Common English Bible
8 Those who plot evil
will be called master schemers.
9 The scheming of fools is sin;
people detest mockers.
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