The treasures of [a]wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.

The Lord will [b]not famish the soul of the righteous: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

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  1. Proverbs 10:2 That is, wickedly gotten.
  2. Proverbs 10:3 Though he suffer the just to want for a time, yet he will send him comfort in due season.

He that walketh uprightly, walketh [a]boldly: but he that perverteth his ways, shall be known.

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  1. Proverbs 10:9 Or, surely.

16 The labor of the righteous tendeth to life: but the revenues of the wicked to sin.

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24 That which the wicked feareth, shall come upon him: but God will grant the desire of the righteous.

25 As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is as an everlasting foundation.

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27 The fear of the Lord increaseth the days: but the years of the wicked [a]shall be diminished.

28 The patient abiding of the righteous shall be gladness: but the hope of the wicked shall perish.

29 The way of the Lord is strength to the upright man: but fear shall be for the workers of iniquity.

30 The righteous shall [b]never be removed: but the wicked shall not dwell in the land.

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  1. Proverbs 10:27 The time of their prosperity shall be short because of their great fall, though they seem to live long.
  2. Proverbs 10:30 They enjoy in this life by faith and hope, their everlasting life.

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