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22 But evil people will be removed from the land.
    The unfaithful will be thrown out of it.

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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 Don’t follow the ways of the wicked.
    Don’t do what evil people do.

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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 But the wicked are like those who stumble in the dark.
    They can’t even see what has hurt them.

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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 An evil man will be caught in his evil ways.
    He will be tied up by his sins as if they were ropes.

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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 Some people are wicked and no good.
    They go around telling lies.

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

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People who do what is right will have rich blessings.
    But the wicked will be overwhelmed by violence.

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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 Like a fountain of water, the words of a good person give life.
    But the words of the wicked contain nothing but violence.

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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 Good people are rewarded with life.
    But evil people are paid back with punishment.

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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 words of a good person are like pure silver.
    But an evil person’s thoughts are worth little.

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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 An evil person will get what he fears most.
    But a good person will receive what he wants most.

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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 storm will blow the evil person away.
    But a good person will always be safe.

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

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27 Whoever respects the Lord will have a long life.
    But an evil person will have his life cut short.

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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 A good person can look forward to happiness.
    But an evil person can expect nothing.

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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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