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Proverbs 9:15
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KJ21
to call passers by who go rightly on their ways:
ASV
To call to them that pass by, Who go right on their ways:
AMP
Calling to those who pass by, Who are making their paths straight:
AMPC
Calling to those who pass by, who go uprightly on their way:
BRG
To call passengers who go right on their ways:
CSB
calling to those who pass by, who go straight ahead on their paths:
CSBA
calling to those who pass by, who go straight ahead on their paths:
CEB
She invites those who pass by on the path, those going straight on their way.
CJB
calling to those who pass by, to those going straight along their ways,
CEV
She shouts to everyone who passes by,
DARBY
to call passers-by who go right on their ways:
DRA
To call them that pass by the way, and go on their journey:
ERV
When people walk by, she calls out to them. They show no interest in her, but still she says,
EASY
She shouts her message to people as they pass along the road to do their work.
EHV
in order to call to those who pass by on the street, those who are simply going along on their way,
ESV
calling to those who pass by, who are going straight on their way,
ESVUK
calling to those who pass by, who are going straight on their way,
EXB
She ·calls out to [invites] those who are passing by, who are going along, minding their own business.
GNV
To call them that pass by the way, that go right on their way, saying,
GW
and calls to those who pass by, those minding their own business,
GNT
and calls out to people passing by, who are minding their own business:
HCSB
calling to those who pass by, who go straight ahead on their paths:
ICB
She calls out to those who are passing by. They are minding their own business.
ISV
She calls out to those passing by on the road, who are minding their own business,
JUB
to call to those who pass by the way, to those who straighten their ways;
KJV
To call passengers who go right on their ways:
AKJV
to call passengers who go right on their ways:
LSB
To call to those who pass by that way, Who are making their paths straight:
LEB
in order to call to those who pass by the road, those who go straight on their way:
TLB
whispering to men going by and to those minding their own business.
MSG
Then there’s this other woman, Madame Prostitute— brazen, empty-headed, frivolous. She sits on the front porch of her house on Main Street, And as people walk by minding their own business, calls out, “Are you confused about life, don’t know what’s going on? Steal off with me, I’ll show you a good time! No one will ever know—I’ll give you the time of your life.” But they don’t know about all the skeletons in her closet, that all her guests end up in hell.
MEV
to call those who pass by who go right on their way:
NOG
and calls to those who pass by, those minding their own business,
NABRE
Calling to passersby as they go on their way straight ahead:
NASB
Calling to those who pass by, Who are going straight on their paths:
NASB1995
Calling to those who pass by, Who are making their paths straight:
NCB
calling out to the passers-by who are hurrying on their straight way,
NCV
She calls out to those who are passing by, who are going along, minding their own business.
NET
calling out to those who are passing by her in the way, who go straight on their way.
NIRV
She calls out to those who pass by. She calls out to those who go straight on their way. She says,
NIV
calling out to those who pass by, who go straight on their way,
NIVUK
calling out to those who pass by, who go straight on their way,
NKJV
To call to those who pass by, Who go straight on their way:
NLV
She calls to those who pass by and are making their paths straight,
NLT
She calls out to men going by who are minding their own business.
NRSVA
calling to those who pass by, who are going straight on their way,
NRSVACE
calling to those who pass by, who are going straight on their way,
NRSVCE
calling to those who pass by, who are going straight on their way,
NRSVUE
calling to those who pass by, who are going straight on their way,
OJB
To call those passing on the derech (road) who go straight on their way:
RGT
to call those who pass by the way — that go right on their way — saying,
RSV
calling to those who pass by, who are going straight on their way,
RSVCE
calling to those who pass by, who are going straight on their way,
TLV
calling to those who pass by, who go straight on their way:
VOICE
Crooning to passersby who hurry straight on to their destinations:
WEB
to call to those who pass by, who go straight on their ways,
WYC
to call men passing by the way, and men going in their journey. (to call to men passing by the way, and to men going on their journey.)
YLT
To call to those passing by the way, Who are going straight [on] their paths.
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