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

34 The Lord mocks the mockers
    but is gracious to the humble.[a]

35 The wise inherit honor,
    but fools are put to shame!

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Footnotes

  1. 3:34 Greek version reads The Lord opposes the proud / but gives grace to the humble. Compare Jas 4:6; 1 Pet 5:5.

33 The curse of God is on the wicked, but his blessing is on the upright. 34 The Lord mocks at mockers, but helps the humble. 35 The wise are promoted to honor, but fools are promoted to shame!

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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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The Lord will not let the godly go hungry,
    but he refuses to satisfy the craving of the wicked.

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The Lord will not let a good man starve to death, nor will he let the wicked man’s riches continue forever.

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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 The blessing of the Lord makes a person rich,
    and he adds no sorrow with it.

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22 The Lord’s blessing is our greatest wealth. All our work adds nothing to it![a]

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  1. Proverbs 10:22 All our work adds nothing to it, or “And he adds no sorrow therewith.”

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

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24 The fears of the wicked will be fulfilled;
    the hopes of the godly will be granted.

25 When the storms of life come, the wicked are whirled away,
    but the godly have a lasting foundation.

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24 The wicked man’s fears will all come true and so will the good man’s hopes.

25 Disaster strikes like a cyclone and the wicked are whirled away. But the good man has a strong anchor.

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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 hopes of the godly result in happiness,
    but the expectations of the wicked come to nothing.

29 The way of the Lord is a stronghold to those with integrity,
    but it destroys the wicked.

30 The godly will never be disturbed,
    but the wicked will be removed from the land.

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28 The hope of good men is eternal happiness; the hopes of evil men are all in vain.

29 God protects the upright but destroys the wicked.

30 The good shall never lose God’s blessings, but the wicked shall lose everything.

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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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Honesty guides good people;
    dishonesty destroys treacherous people.

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A good man is guided by his honesty; the evil man is destroyed by his dishonesty.

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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 godly are directed by honesty;
    the wicked fall beneath their load of sin.

The godliness of good people rescues them;
    the ambition of treacherous people traps them.

When the wicked die, their hopes die with them,
    for they rely on their own feeble strength.

The godly are rescued from trouble,
    and it falls on the wicked instead.

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Good people are directed by their honesty; the wicked shall fall beneath their load of sins.

The good man’s goodness delivers him; the evil man’s treachery is his undoing.

When an evil man dies, his hopes all perish, for they are based upon this earthly life.

God rescues good men from danger while letting the wicked fall into it.

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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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Footnotes

  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 Godly people find life;
    evil people find death.

20 The Lord detests people with crooked hearts,
    but he delights in those with integrity.

21 Evil people will surely be punished,
    but the children of the godly will go free.

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19 The good man finds life; the evil man, death.

20 The Lord hates the stubborn but delights in those who are good.

21 You can be very sure the evil man will not go unpunished forever. And you can also be very sure God will rescue the children of the godly.

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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 godly can look forward to a reward,
    while the wicked can expect only judgment.

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23 The good man can look forward to happiness, while the wicked can expect only 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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