33 The Lord’s curse(A) is on the house of the wicked,(B)
    but he blesses the home of the righteous.(C)
34 He mocks(D) proud mockers(E)
    but shows favor to the humble(F) and oppressed.
35 The wise inherit honor,
    but fools get only shame.

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33 The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.

34 Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.

35 The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.

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The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,(A)
    but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.(B)

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The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

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22 The blessing of the Lord(A) brings wealth,(B)
    without painful toil for it.(C)

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22 The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

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24 What the wicked dread(A) will overtake them;(B)
    what the righteous desire will be granted.(C)

25 When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,
    but the righteous stand firm(D) forever.(E)

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24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

25 As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

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21 Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished,
    but those who are righteous will go free.(A)

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21 Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

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27 Whoever seeks good finds favor,
    but evil comes to one who searches for it.(A)

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27 He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.

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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(A)
    and the one who is wise saves lives.

31 If the righteous receive their due(B) on earth,
    how much more the ungodly and the sinner!

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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.

31 Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.

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14 The faithless will be fully repaid for their ways,(A)
    and the good rewarded for theirs.(B)

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14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

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22 Do not those who plot evil go astray?(A)
    But those who plan what is good find[a] love and faithfulness.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:22 Or show

22 Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

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When the Lord takes pleasure in anyone’s way,
    he causes their enemies to make peace(A) with them.(B)

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When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

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13 Evil will never leave the house
    of one who pays back evil(A) for good.(B)

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13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

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When wickedness comes, so does contempt,
    and with shame comes reproach.

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When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.

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29 Penalties are prepared for mockers,
    and beatings for the backs of fools.(A)

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29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.

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