Saying 27

15 Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous,
    do not plunder their dwelling place;
16 for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again,
    but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.(A)

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15 Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

16 For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

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12 When the righteous triumph, there is great elation;(A)
    but when the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding.(B)

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12 When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.

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28 When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding;(A)
    but when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive.

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28 When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.

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When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice;(A)
    when the wicked rule,(B) the people groan.(C)

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When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

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16 When the wicked thrive, so does sin,
    but the righteous will see their downfall.(A)

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16 When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.

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27 The righteous detest the dishonest;
    the wicked detest the upright.(A)

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27 An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.

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Whoever walks in integrity(A) walks securely,(B)
    but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.(C)

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He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

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Righteousness guards the person of integrity,
    but wickedness overthrows the sinner.(A)

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Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

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26 The Lord detests the thoughts(A) of the wicked,(B)
    but gracious words are pure(C) in his sight.

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26 The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.

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The way of the guilty is devious,(A)
    but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

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The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.

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Saying 24

Whoever plots evil
    will be known as a schemer.
The schemes of folly are sin,
    and people detest a mocker.

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He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.

The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.

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18 The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe,(A)
    but the one whose ways are perverse will fall(B) into the pit.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:18 Syriac (see Septuagint); Hebrew into one

18 Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

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10 The bloodthirsty hate a person of integrity
    and seek to kill the upright.(A)

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10 The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.

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