20 So follow the way of the good,(A)
and keep to the paths of the righteous.

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20 So follow the way of good people,(A)
and keep to the paths of the righteous.

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20 Thus you will walk in the ways of the good
    and keep to the paths of the righteous.

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Treat Others Fairly

27 When it is in your power,[a]
don’t withhold good(A) from the one to whom it belongs.

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  1. 3:27 Lit in the power of your hands

Treat Others Fairly

27 When it is in your power,[a]
don’t withhold good(A) from the one it belongs to.

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  1. Proverbs 3:27 Lit in the power of your hands

27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
    when it is in your power to act.

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The integrity of the upright guides them,(A)
but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.(B)

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The integrity of the upright guides them,(A)
but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.(B)

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The integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.(A)

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The righteousness of the upright rescues them,
but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.(A)

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The righteousness of the upright rescues them,
but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.(A)

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The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
    but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.(A)

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17 A kind man benefits himself,(A)
but a cruel person brings ruin on himself.(B)

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17 A kind man benefits himself,(A)
but a cruel man brings disaster on himself.(B)

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17 Those who are kind benefit themselves,
    but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.

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27 The one who searches for what is good(A) seeks favor,
but if someone looks for trouble, it will come to him.(B)

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27 The one who searches for what is good(A) finds favor,
but if someone looks for trouble, it will come to him.(B)

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27 Whoever seeks good finds favor,
    but evil comes to one who searches for it.(A)

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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(A)
but a cunning person takes lives.(B)

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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(A)
but violence[a] takes lives.

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  1. Proverbs 11:30 LXX, Syr; MT reads but a wise one

30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(A)
    and the one who is wise saves lives.

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One who is good obtains favor from the Lord,(A)
but he condemns a person who schemes.(B)

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The good person obtains favor from the Lord,(A)
but He condemns a man who schemes.(B)

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Good people obtain favor from the Lord,(A)
    but he condemns those who devise wicked schemes.(B)

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22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his[a] grandchildren,
but the sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.(A)

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  1. 13:22 Or inheritance: his

22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his[a] grandchildren,
but the sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.(A)

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  1. Proverbs 13:22 Or inheritance: his

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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