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Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(A)

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all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the Lord your God:

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20 The faithful will abound with blessings,
    but one who is in a hurry to be rich will not go unpunished.(A)

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25 but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight,
    and a good blessing will come upon them.(A)

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11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(A)

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13 The blessing of the wretched came upon me,
    and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.(A)

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16 May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chain;(A) 17 when he arrived in Rome, he eagerly[a] searched for me and found me 18 —may the Lord grant that he will find mercy from the Lord on that day! And you know very well how much service he rendered in Ephesus.(B)

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19 Now we know that, whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world may be held accountable to God.(A)

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26 The people curse those who hold back grain,
    but a blessing is on the head of those who sell it.(A)

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42 The upright see it and are glad,
    and all wickedness stops its mouth.(A)

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When the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman had thrown himself on the couch where Esther was reclining, and the king said, “Will he even violate the queen in my presence, in my own house?” As the words left the mouth of the king, they covered Haman’s face.(A)

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