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Proverbs 3:25-35
English Standard Version
Proverbs 3:25-35
English Standard Version
25 (A)Do not be afraid of sudden terror
or of (B)the ruin[a] of the wicked, when it comes,
26 for the Lord will be your confidence
and will (C)keep your foot from being caught.
27 (D)Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,[b]
when it is in your power to do it.
28 (E)Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again,
tomorrow I will give it”—when you have it with you.
29 (F)Do not plan evil against your neighbor,
who (G)dwells trustingly beside you.
30 (H)Do not contend with a man for no reason,
when he has done you no harm.
31 (I)Do not envy (J)a man of violence
and do not choose any of his ways,
32 for (K)the devious person is an abomination to the Lord,
but the upright are (L)in his confidence.
33 (M)The Lord's curse is on the house of the wicked,
but he (N)blesses the dwelling of the righteous.
34 Toward the (O)scorners he (P)is scornful,
(Q)but to the humble he gives favor.[c]
35 The wise will inherit honor,
but fools get[d] disgrace.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:25 Hebrew storm
- Proverbs 3:27 Hebrew Do not withhold good from its owners
- Proverbs 3:34 Or grace
- Proverbs 3:35 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
Proverbs 3:25-35
New International Version
Proverbs 3:25-35
New International Version
25 Have no fear of sudden disaster
or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
26 for the Lord will be at your side(A)
and will keep your foot(B) from being snared.(C)
27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
when it is in your power to act.
28 Do not say to your neighbor,
“Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you”—
when you already have it with you.(D)
29 Do not plot harm against your neighbor,
who lives trustfully near you.(E)
30 Do not accuse anyone for no reason—
when they have done you no harm.
31 Do not envy(F) the violent
or choose any of their ways.
32 For the Lord detests the perverse(G)
but takes the upright into his confidence.(H)
33 The Lord’s curse(I) is on the house of the wicked,(J)
but he blesses the home of the righteous.(K)
34 He mocks(L) proud mockers(M)
but shows favor to the humble(N) and oppressed.
35 The wise inherit honor,
but fools get only shame.
Proverbs 3:25-35
King James Version
Proverbs 3:25-35
King James Version
25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
26 For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
28 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
31 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
32 For the froward is abomination to the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous.
33 The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
34 Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
35 The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
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