21 For the upright will dwell in the (A)land,
And the blameless will 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 (A)The righteous shall inherit the land,
And dwell in it forever.

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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 [a]cut off;
But those who wait on the Lord,
They shall (A)inherit the earth.

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  1. Psalm 37:9 destroyed

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 (A)The righteous will never be removed,
But the wicked will not inhabit the [a]earth.

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  1. Proverbs 10:30 land

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)a sun and (B)shield;
The Lord will give grace and glory;
(C)No good thing will He withhold
From those who 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 Now the Lord blessed (A)the latter days of Job more than his beginning; for he had (B)fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and one thousand female donkeys.

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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 (A)For those blessed by Him shall inherit the earth,
But those cursed by Him shall be [a]cut off.

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  1. Psalm 37:22 destroyed

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

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11 (A)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;
Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.

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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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(A)Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness;
He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
(B)A good man deals graciously and lends;
He will guide his affairs (C)with discretion.
Surely he will never be shaken;
(D)The righteous will 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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Job and His Family in Uz

There was a man (A)in the land of Uz, whose name was (B)Job; and that man was (C)blameless and upright, and one who (D)feared God and [a]shunned evil.

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  1. Job 1:1 Lit. turned away from

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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