¹ tn Or “righteousness” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); cf. NAB “justice.”

³ tn Heb “And this is what will be called to it: ‘The Lord our righteousness.’”

¹ tn Heb “Wayward Israel has proven herself to be more righteous than unfaithful Judah.”

⁶ tn Heb “I, [the one] speaking in vindication [or “righteousness”], great to deliver.”

⁴ tn Heb “robe of vindication”; KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV “robe of righteousness.”

³ tn Or “righteousness.” Their godly behavior will be on display for all to see.

⁶ tn Or “righteous” (KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); NAB “the just man.”

¹ tn Or “righteous” (KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); NAB “the just man”; TEV “Good people.”

² tn Heb “for near is my deliverance to enter, and my vindication [or “righteousness”] to be revealed.”

¹ tn Heb “my vindication”; many English versions “my righteousness”; NRSV, TEV “my deliverance”; CEV “my victory.”

¹ tn Or “righteousness” (KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NAB “justice”; NLT “hope for deliverance.”

¹ tn Heb “with justice” (so NAB) or “with righteousness” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

⁵ tn Heb “with/by justice and fairness”; ASV “with justice and with righteousness.”

¹ tn Or “the righteous” (KJV, NASB, NIV, TEV); NLT “those who are godly.”

⁴ tc The LXX adds, “Deceitful souls go astray in sins, but the righteous are pitiful and merciful.”

¹ sn This proverb is about the stability of the righteous in times of trouble.

³ tn Heb “a root of righteousness.” The genitive צַדִּיקִים (tsaddiqim, “righteousness”) functions as an attributive adjective. The figure “root” (שֹׁרֶשׁ, shoresh) stresses the security of the righteous; they are firmly planted and cannot be uprooted (cf. NLT “the godly have deep roots”). The righteous are often compared to a tree (e.g., 11:30; Pss 1:3; 92:13).

¹ tn Heb “mouth.” The word “mouth” is metonymy of cause, representing what the righteous say and teach.

² sn The parallelism shows what Proverbs will repeatedly stress, that the wise person is the righteous person.

² tn Heb “and to [or for] a son of man, your righteousness.”