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A righteous man hates lying,
    but a wicked man is loathsome and comes to shame.

Righteousness keeps him who is upright in the way,
    but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

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A righteous man hateth lying;
But a wicked man [a]is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
Righteousness guardeth [b]him that is upright in the way;
But wickedness overthroweth [c]the sinner.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:5 Or, causeth shame and bringeth reproach
  2. Proverbs 13:6 Hebrew uprightness of way.
  3. Proverbs 13:6 Hebrew sin.

The righteous hate what is false,(A)
    but the wicked make themselves a stench
    and bring shame on themselves.

Righteousness guards the person of integrity,
    but wickedness overthrows the sinner.(B)

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The light of the righteous rejoices,
    but the lamp of the wicked will be put out.

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The light of the righteous rejoiceth;
But the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

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The light of the righteous shines brightly,
    but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.(A)

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22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
    and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

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22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children;
And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.

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22 A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children,
    but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.(A)

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25 The righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul,
    but the stomach of the wicked will want.

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25 The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul;
But the belly of the wicked shall want.

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25 The righteous eat to their hearts’ content,
    but the stomach of the wicked goes hungry.(A)

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