The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.
NIV
The righteousness of the upright [their rectitude in every area and relation] shall deliver them, but the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity and greedy desire.
AMP
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.
KJV
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and those who win souls are wise.
NIV
The fruit of the [uncompromisingly] righteous is a tree of life, and he who is wise captures human lives [for God, as a fisher of men--he gathers and receives them for eternity]. [Matt. 4:19; I Cor. 9:19; James 5:20.]AMP
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
KJV
The LORD detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with him.
NIV
A FALSE balance and unrighteous dealings are extremely offensive and shamefully sinful to the Lord, but a just weight is His delight. [Lev. 19:35, 36; Prov. 16:11.]AMP
A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
KJV
When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
NIV
When swelling and pride come, then emptiness and shame come also, but with the humble (those who are lowly, who have been pruned or chiseled by trial, and renounce self) are skillful and godly Wisdom and soundness.
AMP
When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
KJV
One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
NIV
There are those who [generously] scatter abroad, and yet increase more; there are those who withhold more than is fitting or what is justly due, but it results only in want.
AMP
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
KJV
