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Proverbs 12:12-14
Contemporary English Version
Proverbs 12:12-14
Contemporary English Version
12 An evil person tries to hide
behind evil;[a]
good people are like trees
with deep roots.
13 We trap ourselves
by telling lies,
but we stay out of trouble
by living right.
14 We are rewarded or punished
for what we say and do.
Footnotes
- 12.12 An evil … evil: Or “Evil people love what they get from being evil.”
Proverbs 12:12-14
New International Version
Proverbs 12:12-14
New International Version
12 The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers,
but the root of the righteous endures.
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