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33 The (A)curse of Yahweh is on the house of the wicked one,
But He (B)blesses the abode of the righteous.
34 Though (C)He scoffs at the scoffers,
Yet (D)He gives grace to the humble.
35 (E)The wise will inherit glory,
But [a]fools raise up disgrace.

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  1. Proverbs 3:35 Or He raises fools up in dishonor

33 (A)The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked,
But (B)He blesses the home of the just.
34 (C)Surely He scorns the scornful,
But gives grace to the humble.
35 The wise shall inherit glory,
But shame shall be the legacy of fools.

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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)
34 He mocks(D) proud mockers(E)
    but shows favor to the humble(F) and oppressed.
35 The wise inherit honor,
    but fools get only shame.

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Yahweh (A)will not allow the soul of the righteous to hunger,
But He (B)will push away the craving of the wicked.

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(A)The Lord will not allow the righteous soul to famish,
But He casts away the desire of the wicked.

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

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22 It is the (A)blessing of Yahweh that makes rich,
And He adds no pain with it.

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22 (A)The blessing of the Lord makes one rich,
And He adds no sorrow with it.

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22 The blessing of the Lord(A) brings wealth,(B)
    without painful toil for it.(C)

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24 What (A)the wicked dreads will come upon him,
But the (B)desire of the righteous will be granted.
25 When the (C)whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more,
But the (D)righteous has an everlasting foundation.

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24 (A)The fear of the wicked will come upon him,
And (B)the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25 When the whirlwind passes by, (C)the wicked is no more,
But (D)the righteous has an everlasting foundation.

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24 What the wicked dread(A) will overtake them;(B)
    what the righteous desire will be granted.(C)

25 When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,
    but the righteous stand firm(D) forever.(E)

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28 The (A)expectation of the righteous is gladness,
But the (B)hope of the wicked will perish.
29 The (C)way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the one with integrity,
But (D)ruin to the workers of iniquity.
30 The (E)righteous will never be shaken,
But (F)the wicked will not dwell in the land.

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28 The hope of the righteous will be gladness,
But the (A)expectation of the wicked will perish.
29 The way of the Lord is strength for the upright,
But (B)destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.

30 (C)The righteous will never be removed,
But the wicked will not inhabit the [a]earth.

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  1. Proverbs 10:30 land

28 The prospect of the righteous is joy,
    but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.(A)

29 The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless,
    but it is the ruin of those who do evil.(B)

30 The righteous will never be uprooted,
    but the wicked will not remain in the land.(C)

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The (A)integrity of the upright will lead them,
But the (B)crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.

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The integrity of the upright will guide (A)them,
But the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them.

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The integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.(A)

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The (A)righteousness of the blameless will make his way straight,
But (B)the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.
The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
But the treacherous will (C)be captured by their own desire.
When a wicked man dies, his (D)hope will perish,
And the (E)expectation of vigorous men perishes.
The righteous is rescued from [a]distress,
But the wicked [b]takes his place.

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  1. Proverbs 11:8 Or trouble
  2. Proverbs 11:8 Lit enters

The righteousness of the blameless will [a]direct his way aright,
But the wicked will fall by his own (A)wickedness.
The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
But the unfaithful will be caught by their lust.

When a wicked man dies, his expectation will (B)perish,
And the hope of the unjust perishes.
(C)The righteous is delivered from trouble,
And it comes to the wicked instead.

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  1. Proverbs 11:5 Or make smooth or straight

The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight,(A)
    but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.(B)

The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
    but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.(C)

Hopes placed in mortals die with them;(D)
    all the promise of[a] their power comes to nothing.(E)

The righteous person is rescued from trouble,
    and it falls on the wicked instead.(F)

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  1. Proverbs 11:7 Two Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts, Vulgate, Syriac and Targum When the wicked die, their hope perishes; / all they expected from

19 He who is steadfast in (A)righteousness will attain to life,
And (B)he who pursues evil will bring about his own death.
20 Those with a crooked heart are an abomination to Yahweh,
But those of a (C)blameless way are His (D)delight.
21 [a]Assuredly, the evil man will not go unpunished,
But the seed of the righteous will escape.

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  1. Proverbs 11:21 Lit Hand to hand

19 As righteousness leads to (A)life,
So he who pursues evil pursues it to his own (B)death.
20 Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the Lord,
But the blameless in their ways are His delight.
21 (C)Though they join [a]forces, the wicked will not go unpunished;
But (D)the posterity of the righteous will be delivered.

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  1. Proverbs 11:21 Lit. hand to hand

19 Truly the righteous attain life,(A)
    but whoever pursues evil finds death.(B)

20 The Lord detests those whose hearts are perverse,(C)
    but he delights(D) in those whose ways are blameless.(E)

21 Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished,
    but those who are righteous will go free.(F)

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23 The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the (A)hope of the wicked is wrath.

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

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23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
    but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.

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