Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

Do not they err who are devising evil? And kindness and truth are to those devising good,

New American Standard Bible

Will they not go astray who devise evil?
But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good.

King James Version

Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

Holman Bible

Don’t those who plan evil go astray?
But those who plan good find loyalty and faithfulness.

International Standard Version

Won't those who plot evil go astray? But gracious love and truth are for those who plan what is good.

A Conservative Version

Do they not err who devise evil? But mercy and truth [are to] those who devise good.

American Standard Version

Do they not err that devise evil? But mercy and truth'shall be to them that devise good.

Amplified


Do they not go astray who devise evil and wander from the way of righteousness?
But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good.

Bible in Basic English

Will not the designers of evil come into error? But mercy and good faith are for the designers of good.

Darby Translation

Do they not err that devise evil? but loving-kindness and truth are for those that devise good.

Julia Smith Translation

Shall they not go astray, seeking evil? and mercy, and truth to those seeking good.

King James 2000

Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Have they not erred, those who plan evil? But loyalty and faithfulness [belong to] those who plan good.

Modern King James verseion

Do not those who think evil go astray? But mercy and truth shall be to those who think of good.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

They that imagine wickedness, shall be disappointed; but they that muse upon good things, unto such shall happen mercy and faithfulness.

NET Bible

Do not those who devise evil go astray? But those who plan good exhibit faithful covenant love.

New Heart English Bible

Do they not go astray who plot evil? But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.

The Emphasized Bible

Shall they not, become vagrants, who devise evil? but, lovingkindness and faithfulness, be to them who devise good.

Webster

Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

World English Bible

Don't they go astray who plot evil? But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Do they not err
תּעה 
Ta`ah 
Usage: 50

חרשׁ 
Charash 
Usage: 74

חרשׁ 
Charash 
Usage: 74

Context Readings

Proverbs Of Solomon

21 Whoso is despising his neighbour sinneth, Whoso is favouring the humble, O his happiness. 22 Do not they err who are devising evil? And kindness and truth are to those devising good, 23 In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips is only to want.

Cross References

Proverbs 12:2

The good bringeth forth favour from Jehovah, And the man of wicked devices He condemneth.

Genesis 24:27

and saith, 'Blessed is Jehovah, God of my lord Abraham, who hath not left off His kindness and His truth with my lord; -- I being in the way, Jehovah hath led me to the house of my lord's brethren.'

2 Chronicles 6:8

and Jehovah saith unto David my father, Because that it hath been with thy heart to build a house for My name, thou hast done well that it hath been with thy heart,

Psalm 25:10

All the paths of Jehovah are kindness and truth, To those keeping His covenant, And His testimonies.

Psalm 61:7

He dwelleth to the age before God, Kindness and truth appoint -- they keep him.

Proverbs 3:29

Devise not against thy neighbour evil, And he sitting confidently with thee.

Proverbs 14:17

Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked devices is hated.

Proverbs 19:22

The desirableness of a man is his kindness, And better is the poor than a liar.

Isaiah 32:7-8

And the miser -- his instruments are evil, He hath counselled wicked devices, To corrupt the poor with lying sayings, Even when the needy speaketh justly.

Matthew 5:7

Happy the kind -- because they shall find kindness.

John 1:17

for the law through Moses was given, the grace and the truth through Jesus Christ did come;

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