21 For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.

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21 For the upright will live in the land,(A)
    and the blameless will remain in it;

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29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

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29 The righteous will inherit the land(A)
    and dwell in it forever.(B)

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For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.

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For those who are evil will be destroyed,(A)
    but those who hope(B) in the Lord will inherit the land.(C)

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30 The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.

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30 The righteous will never be uprooted,
    but the wicked will not remain in the land.(A)

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11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

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11 For the Lord God is a sun(A) and shield;(B)
    the Lord bestows favor and honor;
no good thing does he withhold(C)
    from those whose walk is blameless.

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12 So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.

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12 The Lord blessed the latter part of Job’s life more than the former part. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand donkeys.

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22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

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22 those the Lord blesses will inherit the land,
    but those he curses(A) will be destroyed.(B)

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11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

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11 But the meek will inherit the land(A)
    and enjoy peace and prosperity.(B)

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Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

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Trust in the Lord and do good;
    dwell in the land(A) and enjoy safe pasture.(B)

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Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.

A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.

Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.

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Even in darkness light dawns(A) for the upright,
    for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous.(B)
Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely,(C)
    who conduct their affairs with justice.

Surely the righteous will never be shaken;(D)
    they will be remembered(E) forever.

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There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

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Prologue

In the land of Uz(A) there lived a man whose name was Job.(B) This man was blameless(C) and upright;(D) he feared God(E) and shunned evil.(F)

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