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Proverbs 14:11-13
Lexham English Bible
Proverbs 14:11-13
Lexham English Bible
11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
but the tent of the upright will flourish.
12 There is a way that seems upright to[a] a man,
but its end is the way of death.
13 Even in laughter, a heart may be sad,
and the end of joy may be grief.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:12 Literally “to the face of”
Proverbs 14:11-13
New International Version
Proverbs 14:11-13
New International Version
Proverbs 14:11-13
English Standard Version
Proverbs 14:11-13
English Standard Version
11 (A)The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
but the tent of the upright will flourish.
12 (B)There is a way that seems right to a man,
but (C)its end is the way to death.[a]
13 Even in laughter the heart may ache,
and (D)the end of joy may be (E)grief.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:12 Hebrew ways of death
Proverbs 14:11-13
King James Version
Proverbs 14:11-13
King James Version
11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
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