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28 A ·good [righteous] person can look forward to happiness,
but ·an evil person can expect nothing [L the hope of an evil person will perish].

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28 The (A)hope of the righteous is gladness,
But the (B)expectation of the wicked perishes.

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

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

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30 ·Good [Righteous] people will ·always be safe [L never be shaken],
but evil people will not ·remain [dwell] in the land.

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30 The (A)righteous will never be shaken,
But (B)the wicked will not live in the land.

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

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The ·goodness [righteousness] of the innocent makes ·life easier [L their path straight],
but the wicked will ·be destroyed [L fall] by their wickedness.

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The (A)righteousness of the blameless will smooth his way,
But (B)the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.

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The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight,(A)
    but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.(B)

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The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

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When the wicked die, hope ·dies with them [perishes];
their hope in riches ·will come to nothing [perishes].

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When a wicked person dies, his (A)expectation will perish,
And the (B)hope of strong people perishes.

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Hopes placed in mortals die with them;(A)
    all the promise of[a] their power comes to nothing.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:7 Two Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts, Vulgate, Syriac and Targum When the wicked die, their hope perishes; / all they expected from

When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.

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The ·good [righteous] person is saved from ·trouble [distress];
it comes to the wicked instead.

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The righteous is rescued from trouble,
But the wicked [a]takes his place.

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  1. Proverbs 11:8 Lit enters

The righteous person is rescued from trouble,
    and it falls on the wicked instead.(A)

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The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.

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10 When ·good [righteous] people ·succeed [flourish], the city is happy.
When evil people ·die [perish], there are shouts of joy.

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10 When things (A)go well for the righteous, the city rejoices,
And when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.

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10 When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices;(A)
    when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.(B)

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10 When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.

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11 ·Good [Righteous] people bless and build up their city,
but the wicked can ·destroy [demolish] it with their ·words [L mouth].

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11 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
But by the mouth of the wicked, it is torn down.

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11 Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,(A)
    but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.(B)

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11 By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

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