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20 This is how you will walk in the way of good men
    and will 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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Counsel a wise man,
    and he will be wiser still;
teach a righteous man,
    and he will add to his learning.

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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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The Righteous and Wicked Compared

Blessings come[a] upon the head of the righteous,
    but the words[b] of the wicked conceal violence.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:6 The Heb. lacks come
  2. Proverbs 10:6 Lit. mouth

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 What the righteous say[a] is a flowing fountain,[b]
    but what the wicked say[c] conceals violence.

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  1. Proverbs 10:11 Lit. The mouth of the righteous
  2. Proverbs 10:11 Lit. a fountain of life
  3. Proverbs 10:11 Lit. but the mouth of the wicked

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 Honorable wages lead[a] to life;
    the salaries of the wicked, to retribution.

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  1. Proverbs 10:16 The Heb. lacks lead

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 What the righteous person says[a] is like precious silver;
    the thoughts of the wicked are compared to small things.

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  1. Proverbs 10:20 Lit. The tongue of the righteous

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

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21 What the righteous person says[a] nourishes many,
    but fools die because they lack discerning[b] hearts.

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  1. Proverbs 10:21 Lit. The lips of the righteous
  2. Proverbs 10:21 The Heb. lacks discerning

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

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24 What the wicked fears will come about,
    but the longing of the righteous will be granted.

25 When the storm ends, the wicked vanish,[a]
    but the righteous person is forever firm.

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  1. Proverbs 10:25 Lit. wicked are no more

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 What the righteous hope for brings joy,
    but the expectation of the wicked dies.

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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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30 The righteous will never be overthrown,
    but the wicked will never inhabit the land.

31 The words of the righteous overflow with wisdom,
    but the perverse tongue will be cut out.
32 Righteous lips know what is prudent,
    but the words of the wicked are perverse.

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30 The righteous will never be uprooted,
    but the wicked will not remain in the land.(A)

31 From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom,(B)
    but a perverse tongue(C) will be silenced.

32 The lips of the righteous know what finds favor,(D)
    but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.(E)

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The righteous person is delivered from trouble;
    it comes upon the wicked instead.
By what he says, the godless person can destroy his neighbor,
    but through knowledge the righteous escape.

10 The city rejoices when the righteous prosper,
    and when the wicked perish there is jubilation.

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The righteous person is rescued from trouble,
    and it falls on the wicked instead.(A)

With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors,
    but through knowledge the righteous escape.(B)

10 When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices;(C)
    when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.(D)

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23 The desire of the righteous is to seek good,
    but the hope of the wicked results in wrath.

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23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
    but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.

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28 The person who trusts in his wealth will fall,
    but the righteous will flourish like green leaves.

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28 Those who trust in their riches will fall,(A)
    but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.(B)

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