25 (A)Do not be afraid of sudden terror
    or of (B)the ruin[a] of the wicked, when it comes,
26 for the Lord will be your confidence
    and will (C)keep your foot from being caught.

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  1. Proverbs 3:25 Hebrew storm

33 (A)The Lord's curse is on the house of the wicked,
    but he (B)blesses the dwelling of the righteous.

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16 There are (A)six things that the Lord hates,
    (B)seven that are an abomination to him:
17 (C)haughty eyes, (D)a lying tongue,
    and (E)hands that shed innocent blood,
18 (F)a heart that devises wicked plans,
    (G)feet that make haste to run to evil,
19 (H)a false witness who (I)breathes out lies,
    and one who (J)sows discord among brothers.

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(A)The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,
    (B)but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

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Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
    but (A)the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.[a]
(B)The memory of the righteous is a blessing,
    but (C)the name of the wicked will rot.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:6 Or but violence covers the mouth of the wicked; also verse 11

16 The wage of the righteous leads (A)to life,
    the gain of the wicked to sin.

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24 (A)What the wicked dreads (B)will come upon him,
    but (C)the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25 When (D)the tempest passes, the wicked is no more,
    but (E)the righteous is established forever.

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28 (A)The hope of the righteous brings joy,
    (B)but the expectation of the wicked will perish.
29 (C)The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the blameless,
    but destruction to evildoers.
30 (D)The righteous will never be removed,
    but (E)the wicked will not dwell in the land.

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(A)The integrity of the upright guides them,
    (B)but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

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The righteousness of the blameless (A)keeps his way straight,
    but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.
(B)The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
    but the treacherous (C)are taken captive by their lust.
When the wicked dies, his (D)hope will perish,
    and (E)the expectation of wealth[a] perishes too.
(F)The righteous is delivered from trouble,
    and the wicked walks into it instead.
With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor,
    but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
10 (G)When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices,
    and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:7 Or of his strength, or of iniquity

18 The wicked earns deceptive wages,
    but one who (A)sows righteousness gets a sure reward.
19 Whoever is steadfast in righteousness (B)will live,
    but (C)he who pursues evil will die.
20 Those of (D)crooked heart are (E)an abomination to the Lord,
    but those of (F)blameless ways are (G)his delight.
21 (H)Be assured, (I)an evil person will not go unpunished,
    but (J)the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.

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23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
    (A)the expectation of the wicked in wrath.

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