(A)Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,
    (B)but righteousness delivers from death.
(C)The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,
    (D)but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

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Ill-gotten gains do not profit anyone,
but righteousness rescues from death.(A)

The Lord will not let the righteous go hungry,(B)
but He denies the wicked what they crave.(C)

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Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
    but (A)the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.[a]
(B)The memory of the righteous is a blessing,
    but (C)the name of the wicked will rot.

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  1. Proverbs 10:6 Or but violence covers the mouth of the wicked; also verse 11

Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(A)

The remembrance of the righteous is a blessing,
but the name of the wicked will rot.(B)

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16 The wage of the righteous leads (A)to life,
    the gain of the wicked to sin.

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16 The labor of the righteous leads to life;
the activity of the wicked leads to sin.(A)

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22 (A)The blessing of the Lord makes rich,
    and he adds no sorrow with it.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 10:22 Or and toil adds nothing to it

22 The Lord’s blessing enriches,(A)
and struggle adds nothing to it.[a](B)

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  1. Proverbs 10:22 Or and He adds no trouble to it

24 (A)What the wicked dreads (B)will come upon him,
    but (C)the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25 When (D)the tempest passes, the wicked is no more,
    but (E)the righteous is established forever.

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24 What the wicked dreads will come to him,(A)
but what the righteous desire will be given to them.(B)

25 When the whirlwind passes,
the wicked are no more,(C)
but the righteous are secure forever.(D)

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27 (A)The fear of the Lord prolongs life,
    (B)but the years of the wicked will be short.
28 (C)The hope of the righteous brings joy,
    (D)but the expectation of the wicked will perish.
29 (E)The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the blameless,
    but destruction to evildoers.
30 (F)The righteous will never be removed,
    but (G)the wicked will not dwell in the land.

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27 The fear of the Lord prolongs life,[a](A)
but the years of the wicked are cut short.(B)

28 The hope of the righteous is joy,(C)
but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.(D)

29 The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the honorable,
but destruction awaits the malicious.(E)

30 The righteous will never be shaken,
but the wicked will not remain on the earth.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:27 Lit Lord adds to days