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

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19 Evil men will bow down in the presence of good men
    and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

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19 Evildoers will bow down in the presence of the good,
    and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.(A)

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

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32 The wicked person is thrown down by his own wrongdoing,
    but the righteous person has a place of safety in death.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:32 So MT DSS 4QProvb; LXX reads in his own piety

32 When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down,(A)
    but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God.(B)

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The (A)eyes of the Lord are in every place,
Watching the evil and the good.

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The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
    observing both the evil and the good.

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The eyes(A) of the Lord are everywhere,(B)
    keeping watch on the wicked and the good.(C)

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

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The righteous house is itself[a] a great treasure,
    but within the revenue of the wicked calamity is at work.

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  1. Proverbs 15:6 The Heb. lacks itself

The house of the righteous contains great treasure,(A)
    but the income of the wicked brings ruin.(B)

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The (A)sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But (B)the prayer of the upright is His delight.

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The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the Lord,
    but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

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The Lord detests the sacrifice(A) of the wicked,(B)
    but the prayer of the upright pleases him.(C)

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The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But He loves the one who (A)pursues righteousness.

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The lifestyle of the wicked is detestable to the Lord,
    but he loves those who ardently pursue righteousness.

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The Lord detests the way of the wicked,(A)
    but he loves those who pursue righteousness.(B)

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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.

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28 The mind of the righteous thinks before speaking,
    but the wicked person spews out evil.

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28 The heart of the righteous weighs its answers,(A)
    but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.(B)

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29 The Lord is (A)far from the wicked,
But He (B)hears the prayer of the righteous.

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29 The Lord is far away from the wicked,
    but he hears the prayers of the righteous.

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29 The Lord is far from the wicked,
    but he hears the prayer of the righteous.(A)

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The Lord (A)has made everything for [a]its own purpose,
Even the (B)wicked for the day of evil.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:4 Or His

The Lord made everything answerable to him,
    including the wicked at the time of trouble.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 16:4 Lit. evil

The Lord works out everything to its proper end(A)
    even the wicked for a day of disaster.(B)

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