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

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

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

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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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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

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

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

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

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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 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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18 An evil person ·really earns nothing [gets false/deceptive wages],
but a ·good [righteous] person will surely be rewarded.

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18 A wicked person earns deceptive wages,
    but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.(A)

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21 Evil people will certainly be punished,
but ·those who do right [L the children of the righteous] will be set free.

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21 Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished,
    but those who are righteous will go free.(A)

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23 Those who do right only wish for good,
but the wicked can ·expect to be defeated by God’s [L hope only for] anger.

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23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
    but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.

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31 If ·good [righteous] people will get their due on earth,
How much more the wicked and the sinners.

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31 If the righteous receive their due(A) on earth,
    how much more the ungodly and the sinner!

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11 The wicked person’s house will be ·destroyed [annihilated],
but a good person’s tent will ·still be standing [flourish].

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11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,(A)
    but the tent of the upright will flourish.(B)

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