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22 But the wicked shall be cut off from the land,
[a]And the treacherous shall be rooted out of it.

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  1. Proverbs 2:22 Or, earth

22 but the wicked(A) will be cut off from the land,(B)
    and the unfaithful will be torn from it.(C)

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14 Enter not into the path of the wicked,
And walk not in the way of evil men.

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14 Do not set foot on the path of the wicked
    or walk in the way of evildoers.(A)

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19 The way of the wicked is as darkness:
They know not at what they stumble.

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19 But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness;(A)
    they do not know what makes them stumble.(B)

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22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked,
And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.

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22 The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them;(A)
    the cords of their sins hold them fast.(B)

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12 A worthless person, a man of iniquity,
Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth;

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12 A troublemaker and a villain,
    who goes about with a corrupt mouth,

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Blessings are upon the head of the righteous;
But [a]violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

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  1. Proverbs 10:6 Or, the mouth of the wicked covereth violence

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

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  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;
But [a]violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

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  1. Proverbs 10:11 Or, the mouth of the wicked covereth 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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16 The labor of the righteous tendeth to life;
The increase of the wicked, to sin.

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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 as choice silver:
The heart of the wicked is little worth.

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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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24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him;
And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

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

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25 [a]When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more;
But the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

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  1. Proverbs 10:25 Or, As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more

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

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27 The fear of Jehovah [a]prolongeth days;
But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

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  1. Proverbs 10:27 Hebrew addeth.

27 The fear of the Lord adds length to life,(A)
    but the years of the wicked are cut short.(B)

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28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness;
But the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

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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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