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Proverbs 12:2-3
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Proverbs 12:2-3
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2 A (A)good person will obtain favor from the Lord,
But He will condemn a person [a]who devises evil.
3 A person will (B)not be established by wickedness,
But the root of the (C)righteous will not be moved.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:2 Lit of evil devices
Proverbs 12:2-3
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Proverbs 12:2-3
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2 The good obtains favor from Yahweh,
but anyone who schemes, he condemns.
3 A person will not be established by wickedness,
but the root of the righteous will not be moved.
Proverbs 12:2-3
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Proverbs 12:2-3
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3 No one can be established through wickedness,
but the righteous cannot be uprooted.(C)
Proverbs 12:5
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Proverbs 12:5
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5 The thoughts of the righteous are just,
But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
Proverbs 12:5
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Proverbs 12:5
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5 The thoughts of the righteous are[a] just;
the advice of the wicked is treacherous.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:5 Hebrew “is”
Proverbs 12:5
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Proverbs 12:5
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5 The plans of the righteous are just,
but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
Proverbs 12:7
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Proverbs 12:7
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Proverbs 12:7
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Proverbs 12:7
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7 The wicked are overthrown and are no more,[a]
but the house of the righteous shall stand.
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- Proverbs 12:7 Literally “there is no them”
Proverbs 12:7
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Proverbs 12:7
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Proverbs 12:10
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Proverbs 12:10
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10 A (A)righteous person has regard for the life of his animal,
But even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.
Proverbs 12:10
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Proverbs 12:10
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- Proverbs 12:10 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
- Proverbs 12:10 Hebrew “compassions”
Proverbs 12:10
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Proverbs 12:10
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10 The righteous care for the needs of their animals,(A)
but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.
Proverbs 12:12-13
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Proverbs 12:12-13
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12 The (A)wicked person desires the [a]plunder of evil people,
But the root of the righteous (B)yields fruit.
13 [b]An evil person is ensnared by the offense of his lips,
But the (C)righteous will escape from trouble.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:12 Lit net (for trapping prey); another reading is mountain stronghold
- Proverbs 12:13 Lit In the offense of the lips is an evil snare
Proverbs 12:12-13
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Proverbs 12:12-13
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12 The wicked covets the proceeds of evil,
but the root of the righteous bears fruit.[a]
13 By the transgression of lips, evil is ensnared,
but the righteous escapes from trouble.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:12 Literally “gives, sets up”
Proverbs 12:12-13
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Proverbs 12:12-13
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12 The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers,
but the root of the righteous endures.
Proverbs 12:21
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Proverbs 12:21
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21 (A)No harm happens to the righteous,
But the wicked are filled with trouble.
Proverbs 12:21
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Proverbs 12:21
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21 No evil will happen[a] to the righteous,
but the wicked are filled with trouble.
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- Proverbs 12:21 Literally “All evil will not happen”
Proverbs 12:21
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Proverbs 12:21
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21 No harm overtakes the righteous,(A)
but the wicked have their fill of trouble.
Proverbs 12:26
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Proverbs 12:26
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26 The righteous person is a guide to his neighbor,
But the way of the wicked leads them astray.
Proverbs 12:26
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Proverbs 12:26
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26 A righteous person will seek out his neighbor,
but the way of the wicked will lead them astray.
Proverbs 12:26
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Proverbs 12:26
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26 The righteous choose their friends carefully,
but the way of the wicked leads them astray.(A)
Proverbs 12:28
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Proverbs 12:28
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28 (A)In the way of righteousness there is life,
And in its pathway there is no death.
Proverbs 12:28
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Proverbs 12:28
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28 On the road of righteousness is life,
and on the way of the path, may there be no death.
Proverbs 12:28
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Proverbs 12:28
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28 In the way of righteousness there is life;(A)
along that path is immortality.
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