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19 “You ask, ‘Why doesn’t the son bear his father’s guilt?’ When the son has done what is lawful and right, has kept all my laws and obeyed them, he will certainly live.

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19 “Yet you ask, ‘Why does the son not share the guilt of his father?’ Since the son has done what is just and right and has been careful to keep all my decrees, he will surely live.(A)

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12 (11) and people will say, “Yes, the righteous are rewarded;
there is, after all, a God who judges the earth.”

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'Psalm 58:12' not found for the version: New International Version.

11 (10) I will break down the strength of the wicked,
but the strength of the righteous will be raised up.

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'Psalm 75:11' not found for the version: New International Version.

33 Adonai’s curse is in the house of the wicked,
but he blesses the home of the righteous.

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33 The Lord’s curse(A) is on the house of the wicked,(B)
    but he blesses the home of the righteous.(C)

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18 The profits of the wicked are illusory;
    but those who sow righteousness gain a true reward.

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18 A wicked person earns deceptive wages,
    but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.(A)

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28 He who trusts in his riches will fall,
    but the righteous will flourish like sprouting leaves.

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28 Those who trust in their riches will fall,(A)
    but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.(B)

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21 No harm can come to the righteous,
    but the wicked are overwhelmed with disaster.

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21 No harm overtakes the righteous,(A)
    but the wicked have their fill of trouble.

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21 Evil pursues sinners,
    but prosperity will reward the righteous.

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21 Trouble pursues the sinner,(A)
    but the righteous(B) are rewarded with good things.(C)

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25 The righteous person eats his fill,
    but the belly of the wicked is empty.

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25 The righteous eat to their hearts’ content,
    but the stomach of the wicked goes hungry.(A)

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21 He who pursues righteousness and kindness
    finds life, prosperity and honor.

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21 Whoever pursues righteousness and love
    finds life, prosperity[a](A) and honor.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:21 Or righteousness