10Men of blood hate the perfect, And the upright seek his soul.


In Context

7 The righteous knoweth the plea of the poor, The wicked understandeth not knowledge.

8 Men of scorning ensnare a city, And the wise turn back anger.

9 A wise man is judged by the foolish man, And he hath been angry, And he hath laughed, and there is no rest.

10 Men of blood hate the perfect, And the upright seek his soul.

11 A fool bringeth out all his mind, And the wise till afterwards restraineth it.

12 A ruler who is attending to lying words, All his ministers are wicked.

Proverbs 29:10 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:10The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

29:10Bloodthirsty men hate a man of integrity and seek to kill the upright.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

29:10Bloodthirsty men hate the upright: but just men seek his soul.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

29:10The bloodthirsty hate him that is perfect; And as for the upright, they seek his life.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:10The bloodthirsty hate the perfect, but the upright care for his soul.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:10The blood-thirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

29:10The bloodthirsty hate him that is perfect: and as for the upright, they seek his life.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:10The bloodthirsty hate a man of integrity; and they seek the life of the upright.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:10The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.