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13 The wicked are trapped by their own words,
    but the godly escape such trouble.

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13 Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk,(A)
    and so the innocent escape trouble.(B)

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23 Watch your tongue and keep your mouth shut,
    and you will stay out of trouble.

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23 Those who guard their mouths(A) and their tongues
    keep themselves from calamity.(B)

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The godly are rescued from trouble,
    and it falls on the wicked instead.

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The righteous person is rescued from trouble,
    and it falls on the wicked instead.(A)

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Their own tongues will ruin them,
    and all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.

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He will turn their own tongues against them(A)
    and bring them to ruin;
    all who see them will shake their heads(B) in scorn.(C)

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24 Then the king gave orders to arrest the men who had maliciously accused Daniel. He had them thrown into the lions’ den, along with their wives and children. The lions leaped on them and tore them apart before they even hit the floor of the den.

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24 At the king’s command, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought in and thrown into the lions’ den,(A) along with their wives and children.(B) And before they reached the floor of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.(C)

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if you have trapped yourself by your agreement
    and are caught by what you said—

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you have been trapped by what you said,
    ensnared by the words of your mouth.

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So you see, the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials, even while keeping the wicked under punishment until the day of final judgment.

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if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials(A) and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.(B)

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18 Pay attention to these instructions, for anyone who fears God will avoid both extremes.[a]

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  1. 7:18 Or will follow them both.

18 It is good to grasp the one
    and not let go of the other.
    Whoever fears God(A) will avoid all extremes.[a]

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  1. Ecclesiastes 7:18 Or will follow them both

Fools’ words get them into constant quarrels;
    they are asking for a beating.

The mouths of fools are their ruin;
    they trap themselves with their lips.

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The lips of fools bring them strife,
    and their mouths invite a beating.(A)

The mouths of fools are their undoing,
    and their lips are a snare(B) to their very lives.(C)

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35 Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? 36 (As the Scriptures say, “For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.”[a]) 37 No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.

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  1. 8:36 Ps 44:22.

35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?(A) Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?(B) 36 As it is written:

“For your sake we face death all day long;
    we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”[a](C)

37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors(D) through him who loved us.(E)

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  1. Romans 8:36 Psalm 44:22

25 And all the people yelled back, “We will take responsibility for his death—we and our children!”[a]

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  1. 27:25 Greek “His blood be on us and on our children.”

25 All the people answered, “His blood is on us and on our children!”(A)

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The tongue of the wise makes knowledge appealing,
    but the mouth of a fool belches out foolishness.

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The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge,(A)
    but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.(B)

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19 The righteous person faces many troubles,
    but the Lord comes to the rescue each time.

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19 The righteous person may have many troubles,(A)
    but the Lord delivers him from them all;(B)

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