23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
    but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.

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23 The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

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But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil,(A) there will be wrath and anger.(B) There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil:(C) first for the Jew, then for the Gentile;(D)

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But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,

Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;

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Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
    for they will be filled.(A)

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Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

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Take delight(A) in the Lord,
    and he will give you the desires of your heart.(B)

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Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

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16 I have not run away from being your shepherd;
    you know I have not desired the day of despair.
    What passes my lips(A) is open before you.

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16 As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee.

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28 The prospect of the righteous is joy,
    but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.(A)

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28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

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17 You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted;(A)
    you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,(B)

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17 Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

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27 but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire(A) that will consume the enemies of God.

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27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

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My soul yearns for you in the night;(A)
    in the morning my spirit longs(B) for you.
When your judgments(C) come upon the earth,
    the people of the world learn righteousness.(D)

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With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

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Hopes placed in mortals die with them;(A)
    all the promise of[a] their power comes to nothing.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:7 Two Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts, Vulgate, Syriac and Targum When the wicked die, their hope perishes; / all they expected from

When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.

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10 I seek you with all my heart;(A)
    do not let me stray from your commands.(B)

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10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.

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Oh, that my ways were steadfast
    in obeying your decrees!(A)

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O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!

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“But now, Lord, what do I look for?
    My hope is in you.(A)
Save me(B) from all my transgressions;(C)
    do not make me the scorn(D) of fools.

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And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.

Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.

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