Proverbs 4:26-27
New Living Translation
26 Mark out a straight path for your feet;
stay on the safe path.
27 Don’t get sidetracked;
keep your feet from following evil.
Proverbs 4:26-27
Living Bible
26 Watch your step. Stick to the path and be safe. 27 Don’t sidetrack; pull back your foot from danger.
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Proverbs 15:26
New Living Translation
26 The Lord detests evil plans,
but he delights in pure words.
Proverbs 15:26
Living Bible
26 The Lord hates the thoughts of the wicked but delights in kind words.[a]
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- Proverbs 15:26 but delights in kind words, literally, “but kind words are pure.”
Proverbs 16:2
New Living Translation
2 People may be pure in their own eyes,
but the Lord examines their motives.
Proverbs 16:2
Living Bible
2 We can always “prove” that we are right, but is the Lord convinced?
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Proverbs 16:9
New Living Translation
9 We can make our plans,
but the Lord determines our steps.
Proverbs 16:25
New Living Translation
25 There is a path before each person that seems right,
but it ends in death.
Proverbs 16:25
Living Bible
25 Before every man there lies a wide and pleasant road he thinks is right, but it ends in death.
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Proverbs 16:33
New Living Translation
33 We may throw the dice,[a]
but the Lord determines how they fall.
Footnotes
- 16:33 Hebrew We may cast lots.
Proverbs 16:33
Living Bible
33 We toss the coin,[a] but it is the Lord who controls its decision.
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- Proverbs 16:33 toss the coin, literally, “cast dice into the lap.”
Proverbs 19:2
New Living Translation
2 Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good;
haste makes mistakes.
Proverbs 19:21
New Living Translation
21 You can make many plans,
but the Lord’s purpose will prevail.
Proverbs 20:22
New Living Translation
22 Don’t say, “I will get even for this wrong.”
Wait for the Lord to handle the matter.
Proverbs 20:22
Living Bible
22 Don’t repay evil for evil. Wait for the Lord to handle the matter.
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Proverbs 21:27
New Living Translation
27 The sacrifice of an evil person is detestable,
especially when it is offered with wrong motives.
Proverbs 21:27
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27 God loathes the gifts of evil men, especially if they are trying to bribe him!
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Proverbs 24:8-9
New Living Translation
8 A person who plans evil
will get a reputation as a troublemaker.
9 The schemes of a fool are sinful;
everyone detests a mocker.
Proverbs 24:8-9
Living Bible
8 To plan evil is as wrong as doing it.
9 The rebel’s schemes are sinful, and the mocker is the scourge of all mankind.
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