Category: Proverbs

American Standard Version (ASV):
He that uttereth truth showeth forth righteousness; But a false witness, deceit.

King James Version (KJV):
[He that] speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.

American Standard Version (ASV):
A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth; And the doings of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.

King James Version (KJV):
A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of [his] mouth: and the recompence of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.

American Standard Version (ASV):
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.

King James Version (KJV):
The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel [is] wise.

American Standard Version (ASV):
The wicked desireth the net of evil men; But the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit] .

King James Version (KJV):
The wicked desireth the net of evil [men]: but the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit].

American Standard Version (ASV):
In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; But the righteous shall come out of trouble.

King James Version (KJV):
The wicked is snared by the transgression of [his] lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.

American Standard Version (ASV):
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast; But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

King James Version (KJV):
A righteous [man] regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.

American Standard Version (ASV):
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain [persons] is void of understanding.

King James Version (KJV):
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain [persons is] void of understanding.

American Standard Version (ASV):
The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood; But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

King James Version (KJV):
The words of the wicked [are] to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

American Standard Version (ASV):
The wicked are overthrown, and are not; But the house of the righteous shall stand.

King James Version (KJV):
The wicked are overthrown, and [are] not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.

American Standard Version (ASV):
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom; But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

King James Version (KJV):
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.