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Treasures of wickedness profit nothing:
    but righteousness delivereth from death.

The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish:
    but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

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(A)Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,
(B)But righteousness delivers from death.
(C)The Lord will not allow the righteous soul to famish,
But He casts away the desire of the wicked.

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Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value,(A)
    but righteousness delivers from death.(B)

The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,(C)
    but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.(D)

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Blessings are upon the head of the just:
    but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

The memory of the just is blessed:
    but the name of the wicked shall rot.

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Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
(A)The memory of the righteous is blessed,
But the name of the wicked will rot.

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Blessings crown the head of the righteous,
    but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.[a](A)

The name of the righteous(B) is used in blessings,[b]
    but the name of the wicked(C) will rot.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:6 Or righteous, / but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence
  2. Proverbs 10:7 See Gen. 48:20.

16 The labour of the righteous tendeth to life:
    the fruit of the wicked to sin.

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16 The labor of the righteous leads to (A)life,
The wages of the wicked to sin.

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16 The wages of the righteous is life,(A)
    but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.(B)

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22 The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich,
    and he addeth no sorrow with it.

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22 (A)The blessing of the Lord makes one rich,
And He adds no sorrow with it.

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22 The blessing of the Lord(A) brings wealth,(B)
    without painful toil for it.(C)

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24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him:
    but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

25 As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more:
    but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

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24 (A)The fear of the wicked will come upon him,
And (B)the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25 When the whirlwind passes by, (C)the wicked is no more,
But (D)the righteous has an everlasting foundation.

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24 What the wicked dread(A) will overtake them;(B)
    what the righteous desire will be granted.(C)

25 When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,
    but the righteous stand firm(D) forever.(E)

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27 The fear of the Lord prolongeth days:
    but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness:
    but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

29 The way of the Lord is strength to the upright:
    but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

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

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27 (A)The fear of the Lord prolongs days,
But (B)the years of the wicked will be shortened.
28 The hope of the righteous will be gladness,
But the (C)expectation of the wicked will perish.
29 The way of the Lord is strength for the upright,
But (D)destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:30 land

27 The fear of the Lord adds length to life,(A)
    but the years of the wicked are cut short.(B)

28 The prospect of the righteous is joy,
    but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.(C)

29 The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless,
    but it is the ruin of those who do evil.(D)

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

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