Proverbs 21:28-30

Easy-to-Read Version

²⁸Witnesses who lie will be caught and punished. A careful listener will always be there to speak up.

²⁹Good people know they are right, but the wicked have to pretend.

³⁰There is no one wise enough to make a plan that can succeed if the Lord is against it.

Proverbs 21:28-30

New International Version

²⁸A false witness^(A) will perish,^(B)
but a careful listener will testify successfully.

²⁹The wicked put up a bold front,
but the upright give thought to their ways.^(C)

³⁰There is no wisdom,^(D) no insight, no plan
that can succeed against the Lord.^(E)

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