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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Instruct the wise, and he will be wiser still;
teach the righteous, and he will learn more.(A)

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Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still;
teach a righteous man, and he will learn more.(A)

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Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still;
    teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.(A)

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Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(A)

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Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(A)

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Blessings crown the head of the righteous,
    but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:6 Or righteous, / but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence

11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,(A)
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(B)

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11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,(A)
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(B)

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11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,(A)
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(B)

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16 The reward of the righteous is life;
the wages of the wicked is punishment.(A)

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16 The labor of the righteous leads to life;
the activity of the wicked leads to sin.(A)

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16 The wages of the righteous is life,(A)
    but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.(B)

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20 The tongue of the righteous is pure silver;
the heart of the wicked is of little value.(A)

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20 The tongue of the righteous is pure silver;
the heart of the wicked is of little value.(A)

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20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,
    but the heart of the wicked is of little value.

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21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for lack of sense.(A)

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21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for lack of sense.(A)

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21 The lips of the righteous nourish many,
    but fools die for lack of sense.(A)

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24 What the wicked dreads will come to him,(A)
but what the righteous desire will be given to them.(B)

25 When the whirlwind passes,
the wicked are no more,(C)
but the righteous are secure forever.(D)

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24 What the wicked dreads will come to him,(A)
but what the righteous desire will be given to them.(B)

25 When the whirlwind passes,
the wicked are no more,(C)
but the righteous are secure forever.(D)

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24 What the wicked dread(A) will overtake them;(B)
    what the righteous desire will be granted.(C)

25 When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,
    but the righteous stand firm(D) forever.(E)

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28 The hope of the righteous is joy,(A)
but the expectation of the wicked will perish.(B)

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28 The hope of the righteous is joy,(A)
but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.(B)

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28 The prospect of the righteous is joy,
    but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.(A)

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