Proverbs 9:12

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Good sense is good for you, but if you boast, you hurt yourself.

Cross References

Job 19:4

Even if I have sinned, you haven't been harmed.

Job 22:21

Surrender to God All-Powerful! You will find peace and prosperity.

Proverbs 14:14

You harvest what you plant, whether good or bad.

Proverbs 16:26

The hungrier you are, the harder you work.

Proverbs 19:29

Every stupid fool is just waiting to be punished.

Isaiah 28:22

So you had better stop sneering or you will be in worse shape than ever before. I heard the LORD All-Powerful threaten the whole country with destruction.

Ezekiel 18:20

Only those who sin will be put to death. Children won't suffer for the sins of their parents, and parents won't suffer for the sins of their children. Good people will be rewarded for what they do, and evil people will be punished for what they do.

Zechariah 12:14

and all other families as well.

Galatians 6:5

We each must carry our own load.

2 Peter 3:16

Paul talks about these same things in all his letters, but part of what he says is hard to understand. Some ignorant and unsteady people even destroy themselves by twisting what he said. They do the same thing with other Scriptures too.