28 He who (A)trusts in his riches will fall,
But (B)the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.

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30 The fruit of the righteous is (A)a tree of life,
And (B)he who is wise [a]wins souls.
31 If (C)the righteous will be rewarded in the earth,
How much more the wicked and the sinner!

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:30 Lit takes

19 The (A)evil will bow down before the good,
And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

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32 The wicked is (A)thrust down by his [a]wrongdoing,
But the (B)righteous has a refuge when he dies.

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  1. Proverbs 14:32 Or calamity

Great wealth is in the house of the (A)righteous,
But trouble is in the income of the wicked.

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28 The heart of the righteous (A)ponders how to answer,
But the (B)mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
29 The Lord is (C)far from the wicked,
But He (D)hears the prayer of the righteous.

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10 The (A)name of the Lord is a (B)strong tower;
The righteous runs into it and (C)is [a]safe.

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  1. Proverbs 18:10 Lit set on high

15 The exercise of justice is joy for the righteous,
But is (A)terror to the workers of iniquity.

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18 The wicked is a (A)ransom for the righteous,
And the (B)treacherous is in the place of the upright.

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26 All day long he [a]is craving,
While the righteous (A)gives and does not hold back.

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  1. Proverbs 21:26 Lit desires desire

15 (A)Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;
Do not destroy his resting place;
16 For a (B)righteous man falls seven times, and rises again,
But the (C)wicked stumble in time of calamity.

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Warnings and Instructions

28 The wicked (A)flee when no one is pursuing,
But the righteous are [a]bold as a lion.

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  1. Proverbs 28:1 Lit confident