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Proverbs 13:15
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Good judgment wins favor, but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction.
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Proverbs 13:15 in Other Translations
KJV
15
Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.
ESV
15
Good sense wins favor, but the way of the treacherous is their ruin.
NLT
15
A person with good sense is respected; a treacherous person is headed for destruction.
MSG
15
Sound thinking makes for gracious living, but liars walk a rough road.
CSB
15
Good sense wins favor, but the way of the treacherous never changes.
Proverbs 13:15 In-Context
13
Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it, but whoever respects a command is rewarded.
14
The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning a person from the snares of death.
15
Good judgment wins favor, but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction.
16
All who are prudent act with knowledge, but fools expose their folly.
17
A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy brings healing.
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[a].
Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
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