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33 Yahweh’s curse is in the house of the wicked,
    but he blesses the habitation of the righteous.

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33 The Lord curses the house of the wicked,
    but he blesses the home of the upright.

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

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18 But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light
    that shines more and more until the perfect day.

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18 The way of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn,
    which shines ever brighter until the full light of day.

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18 The path of the righteous(A) is like the morning sun,(B)
    shining ever brighter till the full light of day.(C)

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11 By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted,
    but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

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11 Upright citizens are good for a city and make it prosper,
    but the talk of the wicked tears it apart.

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11 Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,(A)
    but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.(B)

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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life.
    He who is wise wins souls.
31 Behold, the righteous shall be repaid in the earth,
    how much more the wicked and the sinner!

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30 The seeds of good deeds become a tree of life;
    a wise person wins friends.[a]

31 If the righteous are rewarded here on earth,
    what will happen to wicked sinners?[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 11:30 Or and those who win souls are wise.
  2. 11:31 Greek version reads If the righteous are barely saved, / what will happen to godless sinners? Compare 1 Pet 4:18.

30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(A)
    and the one who is wise saves lives.

31 If the righteous receive their due(B) on earth,
    how much more the ungodly and the sinner!

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21 Misfortune pursues sinners,
    but prosperity rewards the righteous.

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21 Trouble chases sinners,
    while blessings reward the righteous.

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21 Trouble pursues the sinner,(A)
    but the righteous(B) are rewarded with good things.(C)

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He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh,
    but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.

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Those who follow the right path fear the Lord;
    those who take the wrong path despise him.

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Whoever fears the Lord walks uprightly,
    but those who despise him are devious in their ways.

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The sacrifice made by the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh,
    but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

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The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked,
    but he delights in the prayers of the upright.

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The Lord detests the sacrifice(A) of the wicked,(B)
    but the prayer of the upright pleases him.(C)

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19 The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch,
    but the path of the upright is a highway.

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19 A lazy person’s way is blocked with briers,
    but the path of the upright is an open highway.

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19 The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,(A)
    but the path of the upright is a highway.

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29 Yahweh is far from the wicked,
    but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

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29 The Lord is far from the wicked,
    but he hears the prayers of the righteous.

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29 The Lord is far from the wicked,
    but he hears the prayer of the righteous.(A)

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