Proverbs 3:33-34
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33 The Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked,
but he blesses the abode of the righteous.(A)
34 Toward the scorners he is scornful,
but to the humble he shows favor.(B)
Proverbs 4:23-27
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23 Above all else, guard(A) your heart,
for everything you do flows from it.(B)
24 Keep your mouth free of perversity;
keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
25 Let your eyes(C) look straight ahead;
fix your gaze directly before you.
26 Give careful thought to the[a] paths for your feet(D)
and be steadfast in all your ways.
27 Do not turn to the right or the left;(E)
keep your foot from evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:26 Or Make level
Proverbs 4:23-27
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23 Keep your heart with all vigilance,
for from it flow the springs of life.(A)
24 Put away from you crooked speech,
and put devious talk far from you.(B)
25 Let your eyes look directly forward
and your gaze be straight before you.
26 Keep straight the path of your feet,
and all your ways will be sure.(C)
27 Do not swerve to the right or to the left;
turn your foot away from evil.(D)
Proverbs 8:35
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Proverbs 8:35
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35 For whoever finds me finds life
and obtains favor from the Lord,(A)
Proverbs 10:6
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:6 Or righteous, / but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence
Proverbs 10:6
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6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(A)
Proverbs 11:17
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17 Those who are kind benefit themselves,
but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.
Proverbs 11:17
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17 Those who are kind reward themselves,
but the cruel do themselves harm.
Proverbs 11:31
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31 If the righteous receive their due(A) on earth,
how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
Proverbs 11:31
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31 If the righteous are repaid on earth,
how much more the wicked and the sinner!(A)
Proverbs 12:2
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Proverbs 12:2
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2 The good obtain favor from the Lord,
but those who devise evil he condemns.(A)
Proverbs 12:12
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12 The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers,
but the root of the righteous endures.
Proverbs 12:12
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12 The wicked covet the proceeds of wickedness,[a]
but the root of the righteous bears fruit.
Footnotes
- 12.12 Or covet the catch of the wicked
Proverbs 13:21
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Proverbs 13:21
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21 Misfortune pursues sinners,
but prosperity rewards the righteous.(A)
Proverbs 14:14
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Proverbs 14:14
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Footnotes
- 14.14 Cn: Heb from upon him
Proverbs 18:22
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Proverbs 18:22
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22 He who finds a wife finds a good thing
and obtains favor from the Lord.(A)
Proverbs 22:9
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Proverbs 22:9
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9 Those who are generous are blessed,
for they share their bread with the poor.(A)
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