20 So you will (A)walk in the way of good people
And keep to the (B)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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27 (A)Do not withhold good from [a]those to whom it is due,
When it is in your power to do it.

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  1. Proverbs 3:27 Lit its owners

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 (A)integrity of the upright will guide them,
But the (B)perversity of the treacherous will destroy them.

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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 will rescue them,
But the treacherous will (A)be caught by their own greed.

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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 (A)merciful person does [a]himself good,
But the cruel person [b]does himself harm.

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  1. Proverbs 11:17 Lit his soul
  2. Proverbs 11:17 Lit ruins his flesh

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

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27 One who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
But (A)one who seeks evil, evil will come to him.

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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)a tree of life,
And (B)one who is wise [a]gains souls.

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  1. Proverbs 11:30 Lit takes

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

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A (A)good person will obtain favor from the Lord,
But He will condemn a person [a]who devises evil.

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  1. Proverbs 12:2 Lit of evil devices

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

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22 A good person (A)leaves an inheritance to his [a]grandchildren,
And the (B)wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.

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  1. Proverbs 13:22 Lit sons’ sons

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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14 One with a wayward heart will have his (A)fill of his own ways,
But a good person will (B)be satisfied [a]with his.

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  1. Proverbs 14:14 Lit from himself

14 The faithless will be fully repaid for their ways,(A)
    and the good rewarded for theirs.(B)

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19 The (A)evil will bow down before the good,
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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22 Will they who (A)devise evil not go astray?
But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good.

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22 Do not those who plot evil go astray?(A)
    But those who plan what is good find[a] love and faithfulness.

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  1. Proverbs 14:22 Or show

The (A)eyes of the Lord are in every place,
Watching 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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