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Proverbs 12 Parallel Bible Translations
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BSB_STRONGS BSB with Strong's |
ESV English Standard Version |
KJV King James Version |
NASB New American Standard Bible |
NIV New International Version |
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| 1 | Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid. | Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid. | Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish. | One who loves discipline loves knowledge, But one who hates rebuke is stupid. | Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid. |
| 2 | The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil. | A good man obtains favor from the LORD, but a man of evil devices he condemns. | A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn. | A good person will obtain favor from the LORD, But He will condemn a person who devises evil. | Good people obtain favor from the LORD, but he condemns those who devise wicked schemes. |
| 3 | A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted. | No one is established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous will never be moved. | A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved. | A person will not be established by wickedness, But the root of the righteous will not be moved. | No one can be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted. |
| 4 | A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones. | An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones. | A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones. | An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, But she who shames him is like rottenness in his bones. | A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones. |
| 5 | The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit. | The thoughts of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful. | The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit. | The thoughts of the righteous are just, But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful. | The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful. |
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