Proverbs 28:17-19
Christian Standard Bible
18 The one who lives with integrity will be helped,
but one who distorts right and wrong[b]
will suddenly fall.(C)
19 The one who works his land
will have plenty of food,(D)
but whoever chases fantasies
will have his fill of poverty.(E)
Proverbs 28:17-19
New International Version
17 Anyone tormented by the guilt of murder
will seek refuge(A) in the grave;
let no one hold them back.
18 The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe,(B)
but the one whose ways are perverse will fall(C) into the pit.[a]
19 Those who work their land will have abundant food,
but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.(D)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:18 Syriac (see Septuagint); Hebrew into one
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