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A righteous man walks in integrity.
    Blessed are his children after him.

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He who walks in his integrity is righteous;
    happy are his children who follow him.

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The righteous lead blameless lives;(A)
    blessed are their children after them.(B)

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11 Even a child makes himself known by his doings,
    whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.

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11 Even by his acts, a young man[a] will make himself known,
    whether his acts are pure and upright.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:11 Or “young boy,” or “adolescent”

11 Even small children are known by their actions,
    so is their conduct really pure(A) and upright?

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30 Wounding blows cleanse away evil,
    and beatings purge the innermost parts.

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30 The blows of a wound will cleanse evil,
    as will[a] beatings of the innermost part.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:30 Hebrew “and”
  2. Proverbs 20:30 Literally “parts of the inmost”

30 Blows and wounds scrub(A) away evil,
    and beatings(B) purge the inmost being.

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