Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Men of blood hate the perfect, And the upright seek his soul.
New American Standard Bible
But the upright
King James Version
The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.
Holman Bible
but the upright care about him.
International Standard Version
Bloodthirsty men hate the innocent person, but the upright show concern for his life.
A Conservative Version
Bloodthirsty men hate him who is perfect, but the upright seek his soul.
American Standard Version
The bloodthirsty hate him that is perfect; And as for the upright, they seek his life.
Amplified
The bloodthirsty hate the blameless [because of his integrity],
But the upright are concerned for his life.
Bible in Basic English
Men of blood are haters of the good man, and evil-doers go after his soul.
Darby Translation
The bloodthirsty hate the perfect, but the upright care for his soul.
Julia Smith Translation
Men of bloods will hate the upright one: and the upright will seek his soul.
King James 2000
The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his good.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Men of blood hate [the] blameless, and they seek the life of the upright.
Modern King James verseion
Men of blood hate the upright; but the just seek his soul.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The bloodthirsty hate the righteous, but the just seek his soul.
NET Bible
Bloodthirsty people hate someone with integrity; as for the upright, they seek his life.
New Heart English Bible
The bloodthirsty hate a man of integrity; and they seek the life of the upright.
The Emphasized Bible
Blood-thirsty men, hate the blameless man, and, as for the upright, they seek his life.
Webster
The blood-thirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.
World English Bible
The bloodthirsty hate a man of integrity; and they seek the life of the upright.
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 29:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
All About Life
9 A wise man is judged by the foolish man, And he hath been angry, And he hath laughed, and there is no rest. 10 Men of blood hate the perfect, And the upright seek his soul. 11 A fool bringeth out all his mind, And the wise till afterwards restraineth it.
Cross References
Genesis 4:5-8
and unto Cain and unto his present He hath not looked; and it is very displeasing to Cain, and his countenance is fallen.
1 Samuel 15:11
'I have repented that I caused Saul to reign for king, for he hath turned back from after Me, and My words he hath not performed;' and it is displeasing to Samuel, and he crieth unto Jehovah all the night.
1 Samuel 20:31-33
for all the days that the son of Jesse liveth on the ground thou art not established, thou and thy kingdom; and now, send and bring him unto me, for he is a son of death.'
1 Samuel 22:11-23
And the king sendeth to call Ahimelech son of Ahitub, the priest, and all the house of his father, the priests, who are in Nob, and they come all of them unto the king;
1 Kings 21:20
And Ahab saith unto Elijah, 'Hast thou found me, O mine enemy?' and he saith, 'I have found -- because of thy selling thyself to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah;
1 Kings 22:8
And the king of Israel saith unto Jehoshaphat, 'Yet -- one man to seek Jehovah by him, and I have hated him, for he doth not prophesy concerning me good, but evil -- Micaiah son of Imlah;' and Jehoshaphat saith, 'Let not the king say so.'
2 Chronicles 18:7
And the king of Israel saith unto Jehoshaphat, 'Still -- one man to seek Jehovah from him, and I -- I have hated him, for he is not prophesying concerning me of good, but all his days of evil, he is Micaiah son of Imlah;' and Jehoshaphat saith, 'Let not the king say so.'
Jeremiah 13:15-17
Hear, and give ear -- be not haughty, For Jehovah hath spoken.
Jeremiah 18:20
Is evil recompensed instead of good, That they have dug a pit for my soul? Remember my standing before Thee to speak good of them, To turn back Thy wrath from them.
Jeremiah 40:14-16
and they say unto him, 'Dost thou really know that Baalis king of the sons of Ammon hath sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to smite thy soul?' And Gedaliah son of Ahikam hath not given to them credence.
Mark 6:18-19
for John said to Herod -- 'It is not lawful to thee to have the wife of thy brother;'
Mark 6:24-27
And she, having gone forth, said to her mother, 'What shall I ask for myself?' and she said, 'The head of John the Baptist;'
Luke 23:34
And Jesus said, 'Father, forgive them, for they have not known what they do;' and parting his garments they cast a lot.
John 5:34
'But I do not receive testimony from man, but these things I say that ye may be saved;
John 15:18-19
if the world doth hate you, ye know that it hath hated me before you;
Acts 7:60
and having bowed the knees, he cried with a loud voice, 'Lord, mayest thou not lay to them this sin;' and this having said, he fell asleep.
Romans 10:1
Brethren, the pleasure indeed of my heart, and my supplication that is to God for Israel, is -- for salvation;
1 John 3:12-13
not as Cain -- of the evil one he was, and he did slay his brother, and wherefore did he slay him? because his works were evil, and those of his brother righteous.