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Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(A)

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Blessings crown the head of the righteous,
    but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.[a](A)

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  1. Proverbs 10:6 Or righteous, / but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence

all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the Lord your God:

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All these blessings will come on you(A) and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God:

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20 The faithful will abound with blessings,
    but one who is in a hurry to be rich will not go unpunished.(A)

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20 A faithful person will be richly blessed,
    but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.(A)

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25 but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight,
    and a good blessing will come upon them.(A)

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25 But it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
    and rich blessing will come on them.

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11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(A)

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11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,(A)
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(B)

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13 The blessing of the wretched came upon me,
    and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.(A)

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13 The one who was dying blessed me;(A)
    I made the widow’s(B) heart sing.

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16 May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chain;(A) 17 when he arrived in Rome, he eagerly[a] searched for me and found me 18 —may the Lord grant that he will find mercy from the Lord on that day! And you know very well how much service he rendered in Ephesus.(B)

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  1. 1.17 Or promptly

16 May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus,(A) because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed(B) of my chains.(C) 17 On the contrary, when he was in Rome, he searched hard for me until he found me. 18 May the Lord grant that he will find mercy from the Lord on that day!(D) You know very well in how many ways he helped me(E) in Ephesus.(F)

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19 Now we know that, whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world may be held accountable to God.(A)

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19 Now we know that whatever the law says,(A) it says to those who are under the law,(B) so that every mouth may be silenced(C) and the whole world held accountable to God.(D)

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26 The people curse those who hold back grain,
    but a blessing is on the head of those who sell it.(A)

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26 People curse the one who hoards grain,
    but they pray God’s blessing on the one who is willing to sell.

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42 The upright see it and are glad,
    and all wickedness stops its mouth.(A)

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42 The upright see and rejoice,(A)
    but all the wicked shut their mouths.(B)

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When the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman had thrown himself on the couch where Esther was reclining, and the king said, “Will he even violate the queen in my presence, in my own house?” As the words left the mouth of the king, they covered Haman’s face.(A)

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Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch(A) where Esther was reclining.(B)

The king exclaimed, “Will he even molest the queen while she is with me in the house?”(C)

As soon as the word left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.(D)

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