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Found 31 Verses (from 21)

Proverbs 21:6

Bible Rank: 19,815
A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare. NIV
Securing treasures by a lying tongue is a vapor driven to and fro; those who seek them seek death. AMP
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death. KJV

Proverbs 21:4

Bible Rank: 20,442
Haughty eyes and a proud heart – the unplowed field of the wicked – produce sin. NIV
Haughtiness of eyes and a proud heart, even the tillage of the wicked or the lamp [of joy] to them [whatever it may be], are sin [in the eyes of God]. AMP
An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin. KJV

Proverbs 21:16

Bible Rank: 21,555
Whoever strays from the path of prudence comes to rest in the company of the dead. NIV
A man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall abide in the congregation of the spirits (of the dead). AMP
The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead. KJV

Proverbs 21:15

Bible Rank: 22,489
When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers. NIV
When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous (the upright, in right standing with God), but to the evildoers it is dismay, calamity, and ruin. AMP
It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. KJV

Proverbs 21:14

Bible Rank: 23,641
A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath. NIV
A gift in secret pacifies and turns away anger, and a bribe in the lap, strong wrath. AMP
A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath. KJV

Proverbs 21:18

Bible Rank: 23,823
The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the unfaithful for the upright. NIV
The wicked become a ransom for the [uncompromisingly] righteous, and the treacherous for the upright [because the wicked themselves fall into the traps and pits they have dug for the good]. AMP
The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright. KJV

Proverbs 21:11

Bible Rank: 23,919
When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge. NIV
When the scoffer is punished, the fool gets a lesson in being wise; but men of [godly] Wisdom and good sense learn by being instructed. AMP
When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge. KJV

Proverbs 21:8

Bible Rank: 24,319
The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright. NIV
The way of the guilty is exceedingly crooked, but as for the pure, his work is right and his conduct is straight. AMP
The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right. KJV

Proverbs 21:12

Bible Rank: 24,463
The Righteous One takes note of the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin. NIV
The [uncompromisingly] righteous man considers well the house of the wicked--how the wicked are cast down to ruin. AMP
The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness. KJV

Proverbs 21:10

Bible Rank: 24,590
The wicked crave evil; their neighbors get no mercy from them. NIV
The soul or life of the wicked craves and seeks evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes. [James 2:16.] AMP
The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes. KJV
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