15 When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous
    but terror to evildoers.(A)

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15 It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

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18 The wicked become a ransom(A) for the righteous,
    and the unfaithful for the upright.

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18 The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.

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26 All day long he craves for more,
    but the righteous(A) give without sparing.(B)

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26 He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.

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Saying 27

15 Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous,
    do not plunder their dwelling place;
16 for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again,
    but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.(A)

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15 Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

16 For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

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28 The wicked flee(A) though no one pursues,(B)
    but the righteous are as bold as a lion.(C)

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28 The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

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12 When the righteous triumph, there is great elation;(A)
    but when the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding.(B)

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12 When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.

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28 When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding;(A)
    but when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive.

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28 When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.

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When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice;(A)
    when the wicked rule,(B) the people groan.(C)

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When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

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Evildoers are snared by their own sin,(A)
    but the righteous shout for joy and are glad.

The righteous care about justice for the poor,(B)
    but the wicked have no such concern.

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In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.

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16 When the wicked thrive, so does sin,
    but the righteous will see their downfall.(A)

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16 When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.

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27 The righteous detest the dishonest;
    the wicked detest the upright.(A)

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27 An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.

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