Proverbs 2:20
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20 So you may walk in the way of good men,
and keep the paths of the righteous.
Proverbs 2:20
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20 Therefore walk in the way of the good,
and keep to the paths of the just.
Proverbs 3:27
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27 Don’t withhold good from those to whom it is due,
when it is in the power of your hand to do it.
Proverbs 3:27
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Footnotes
- 3.27 Heb from its owners
Proverbs 11:3
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3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them,
but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
Proverbs 11:3
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3 The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.(A)
Proverbs 11:6
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6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them,
but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.
Proverbs 11:6
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6 The righteousness of the upright saves them,
but the treacherous are taken captive by their schemes.(A)
Proverbs 11:17
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17 The merciful man does good to his own soul,
but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.
Proverbs 11:17
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17 Those who are kind reward themselves,
but the cruel do themselves harm.
Proverbs 11:27
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27 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.
Proverbs 11:27
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27 Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor,
but evil comes to the one who searches for it.(A)
Proverbs 11:30
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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life.
He who is wise wins souls.
Proverbs 11:30
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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
and the wise capture souls.(A)
Proverbs 12:2
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2 A good man shall obtain favor from Yahweh,
but he will condemn a man of wicked plans.
Proverbs 12:2
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2 The good obtain favor from the Lord,
but those who devise evil he condemns.(A)
Proverbs 13:22
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22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.
Proverbs 13:22
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22 The good leave an inheritance to their children’s children,
but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.(A)
Proverbs 14:14
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14 The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways;
likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways.
Proverbs 14:14
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Footnotes
- 14.14 Cn: Heb from upon him
Proverbs 14:19
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19 The evil bow down before the good,
and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 14:19
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19 The evil bow down before the good,
the wicked at the gates of the righteous.(A)
Proverbs 14:22
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22 Don’t they go astray who plot evil?
But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.
Proverbs 14:22
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22 Do not those who plan evil err?
Those who plan good find loyalty and faithfulness.
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