Proverbs 15:9-11

Easy-to-Read Version

⁹The Lord hates the way evil people live, but he loves those who try to do good.

¹⁰Whoever stops living right will be punished. Whoever hates to be corrected will be destroyed.

¹¹The Lord knows everything, even what happens in the place of death. So surely he knows what people are thinking.

Proverbs 15:9-11

New International Version

⁹The Lord detests the way of the wicked,^(A)
but he loves those who pursue righteousness.^(B)

¹⁰Stern discipline awaits anyone who leaves the path;
the one who hates correction will die.^(C)

¹¹Death and Destruction^[a] lie open before the Lord^(D)—
how much more do human hearts!^(E)

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)

New International Version (NIV)