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Proverbs 3:23-35 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 23 | Then shalt thou go thy way confidently, and thy foot shall not stumble. | Then you will walk on your way securely, and your foot will not stumble. | Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble. | |
| 24 | If thou shalt lie down thou shalt not be afraid: and thou liest down and thy sleep shall be sweet. | If you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. | When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. | |
| 25 | Thou shalt not be afraid from sudden terror, and from the destruction of the unjust when it shall come. | Do not be afraid of sudden terror or of the ruin of the wicked, when it comes, | Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked, | |
| 26 | For Jehovah shall be in thy confidence, and he watched thy foot from being taken. | for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught. | for the LORD will be at your side and will keep your foot from being snared. | |
| 27 | Thou shalt not withhold good from those possessing it in its being to the power of thy hand to do. | Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it. | Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act. | |
| 28 | Thou shalt not say to thy neighbor, Go, and turn back, and to-morrow I will give; and there is with thee. | Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again, tomorrow I will give it”—when you have it with you. | Do not say to your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you|— when you already have it with you. | |
| 29 | Thou shalt not fabricate evil upon thy neighbor, and he dwelling confidently with thee. | Do not plan evil against your neighbor, who dwells trustingly beside you. | Do not plot harm against your neighbor, who lives trustfully near you. | |
| 30 | Thou shalt not contend with man to no purpose, if he did thee no evil. | Do not contend with a man for no reason, when he has done you no harm. | Do not accuse anyone for no reason— when they have done you no harm. | |
| 31 | Thou shalt not envy against a man of violence, and thou shalt choose in all his ways. | Do not envy a man of violence and do not choose any of his ways, | Do not envy the violent or choose any of their ways. | |
| 32 | For the perverse is an abomination of Jehovah: and his intercourse with the upright. | for the devious person is an abomination to the LORD, but the upright are in his confidence. | For the LORD detests the perverse but takes the upright into his confidence. | |
| 33 | The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the unjust one: and he will bless the dwelling of the just. | The LORD’s curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the dwelling of the righteous. | The LORD’s curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous. | |
| 34 | But he will deride to those deriding: and he will give grace to the humble. | Toward the scorners he is scornful, but to the humble he gives favor. | He mocks proud mockers but shows favor to the humble and oppressed. | |
| 35 | The wise shall inherit glory, and the foolish exalt dishonor. | The wise will inherit honor, but fools get disgrace. | The wise inherit honor, but fools get only shame. | |
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