The righteousness of the blameless clears his path, but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness.
Proverbs 15:19 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised A slacker’s way is like a thorny hedge, but the path of the upright is a raised road. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: But the way of the righteous is made plain. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The way of the sluggard is overgrown with thorns [it pricks, lacerates, and entangles him], but the way of the righteous is plain and raised like a highway. American Standard Version (1901) The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the upright is made a highway. Common English Bible The path of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of those who do right is a clear road. Catholic Public Domain Version The way of the slothful is like a hedge of thorns. The way of the just is without offense. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The way of the slothful is as a hedge of thorns; the way of the just is without offence. |
The righteousness of the blameless clears his path, but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness.
A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but one slow to anger calms strife.
A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
The slacker says, ‘There’s a lion outside! I’ll be killed in the public square! ’
There are thorns and snares on the way of the crooked; the one who guards himself stays far from them.
The slacker says, ‘There’s a lion in the road – a lion in the public square! ’
All of them are clear to the perceptive, and right to those who discover knowledge.
and whenever you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: ‘This is the way. Walk in it.’
A road will be there and a way; it will be called the Holy Way. The unclean will not travel on it, but it will be for the one who walks the path. Fools will not wander on it.
He said, ‘Build it up, build it up, prepare the way, remove every obstacle from my people’s way.’