Proverbs 10:28
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28 The hope of the righteous ends in gladness,
but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.
Proverbs 10:30
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30 The righteous will never totter,
but the wicked will not remain on the earth.(A)
Proverbs 11:5
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5 The righteousness of the blameless keeps their ways straight,
but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.
Proverbs 11:7
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7 When the wicked die, hope perishes,
and the expectation of strength comes to nothing.(A)
Proverbs 11:8
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8 The righteous are delivered from trouble,
and the wicked come into it instead.(A)
Proverbs 11:10
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10 When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices,
and when the wicked perish, there is jubilation.(A)
Proverbs 11:11
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11 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.(A)
Proverbs 11:18
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18 The wicked earn no real gain,
but those who sow righteousness get a true reward.(A)
Proverbs 11:21
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21 Be assured, the wicked will not go unpunished,
but those who are righteous will escape.(A)
Proverbs 11:23
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23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
the expectation of the wicked in wrath.
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 14:11
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11 The house of the wicked is destroyed,
but the tent of the upright flourishes.(A)
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