34 Righteousness exalts a nation,
But sin is a disgrace to any people.

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34 Godliness makes a nation great,
    but sin is a disgrace to any people.

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Great wealth is in the house of the (A)righteous,
But trouble is in the income of the wicked.

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There is treasure in the house of the godly,
    but the earnings of the wicked bring trouble.

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The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But He loves the one who (A)pursues righteousness.

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The Lord detests the way of the wicked,
    but he loves those who pursue godliness.

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When a person’s ways are pleasing to the Lord,
He (A)causes even his enemies to make peace with him.

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When people’s lives please the Lord,
    even their enemies are at peace with them.

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13 One who (A)returns evil for good,
(B)Evil will not depart from his house.

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13 If you repay good with evil,
    evil will never leave your house.

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When a wicked person comes, contempt also comes,
And with dishonor comes taunting.

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Doing wrong leads to disgrace,
    and scandalous behavior brings contempt.

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The (A)foolishness of a person ruins his way,
And his heart (B)rages against the Lord.

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People ruin their lives by their own foolishness
    and then are angry at the Lord.

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19 A person of great anger will suffer the penalty,
For if you rescue him, you will only have to do it again.

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19 Hot-tempered people must pay the penalty.
    If you rescue them once, you will have to do it again.

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29 [a]Judgments are prepared for (A)scoffers,
And (B)beatings for the backs of fools.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:29 LXX Rods

29 Punishment is made for mockers,
    and the backs of fools are made to be beaten.

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A righteous person who (A)walks in his integrity—
(B)How blessed are his sons after him.

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The godly walk with integrity;
    blessed are their children who follow them.

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The violence of the wicked will sweep them away,
Because they (A)refuse to act with justice.

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The violence of the wicked sweeps them away,
    because they refuse to do what is just.

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12 The [a]righteous one considers the house of the wicked,
Bringing the (A)wicked to ruin.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:12 Or Righteous One

12 The Righteous One[a] knows what is going on in the homes of the wicked;
    he will bring disaster on them.

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Footnotes

  1. 21:12 Or The righteous man.