11 (A)The house of the wicked will be overthrown,
But the tent of the upright will flourish.

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11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,(A)
    but the tent of the upright will flourish.(B)

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33 (A)The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked,
But (B)He blesses the home of the just.

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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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(A)The wicked are overthrown and are no more,
But the house of the righteous will stand.

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The wicked are overthrown and are no more,(A)
    but the house of the righteous stands firm.(B)

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15 (A)He leans on his house, but it does not stand.
He holds it fast, but it does not endure.

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15 They lean on the web,(A) but it gives way;
    they cling to it, but it does not hold.(B)

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26 “But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: 27 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”

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26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”

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“I will send out the curse,” says the Lord of hosts;
“It shall enter the house of the (A)thief
And the house of (B)the one who swears falsely by My name.
It shall remain in the midst of his house
And consume (C)it, with its timber and stones.”

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The Lord Almighty declares, ‘I will send it out, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of anyone who swears falsely(A) by my name. It will remain in that house and destroy it completely, both its timbers and its stones.(B)’”

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12 The righteous God wisely considers the house of the wicked,
Overthrowing the wicked for their wickedness.

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12 The Righteous One[a] takes note of the house of the wicked
    and brings the wicked to ruin.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:12 Or The righteous person

Your wife shall be (A)like a fruitful vine
In the very heart of your house,
Your (B)children (C)like olive plants
All around your table.

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Your wife will be like a fruitful vine(A)
    within your house;
your children(B) will be like olive shoots(C)
    around your table.

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28 For you say,
‘Where is the house of the prince?
And where is [a]the tent,
The dwelling place of the wicked?’

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  1. Job 21:28 Vg. omits the tent

28 You say, ‘Where now is the house of the great,(A)
    the tents where the wicked lived?’(B)

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14 He is uprooted from (A)the shelter of his tent,
And they parade him before the king of terrors.
15 They dwell in his tent who are none of his;
Brimstone is scattered on his dwelling.

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14 He is torn from the security of his tent(A)
    and marched off to the king(B) of terrors.(C)
15 Fire resides[a] in his tent;(D)
    burning sulfur(E) is scattered over his dwelling.

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  1. Job 18:15 Or Nothing he had remains

11 The Lord will guide you continually,
And satisfy your soul in drought,
And strengthen your bones;
You shall be like a watered garden,
And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.
12 Those from among you
(A)Shall build the old waste places;
You shall raise up the foundations of many generations;
And you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach,
The Restorer of [a]Streets to Dwell In.

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  1. Isaiah 58:12 Lit. Paths

11 The Lord will guide(A) you always;
    he will satisfy your needs(B) in a sun-scorched land(C)
    and will strengthen(D) your frame.
You will be like a well-watered garden,(E)
    like a spring(F) whose waters never fail.
12 Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins(G)
    and will raise up the age-old foundations;(H)
you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls,(I)
    Restorer of Streets with Dwellings.

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20 (A)There is desirable treasure,
And oil in the dwelling of the wise,
But a foolish man squanders it.

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20 The wise store up choice food and olive oil,
    but fools gulp theirs down.

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28 (A)He who trusts in his riches will fall,
But (B)the righteous will flourish like foliage.

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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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