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28 A ·good [righteous] person can look forward to happiness,
but ·an evil person can expect nothing [L the hope of an evil person will perish].

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28 The (A)hope of the righteous is gladness,
But the (B)expectation of the wicked perishes.

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30 ·Good [Righteous] people will ·always be safe [L never be shaken],
but evil people will not ·remain [dwell] in the land.

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30 The (A)righteous will never be shaken,
But (B)the wicked will not live in the land.

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The ·goodness [righteousness] of the innocent makes ·life easier [L their path straight],
but the wicked will ·be destroyed [L fall] by their wickedness.

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The (A)righteousness of the blameless will smooth his way,
But (B)the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.

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When the wicked die, hope ·dies with them [perishes];
their hope in riches ·will come to nothing [perishes].

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When a wicked person dies, his (A)expectation will perish,
And the (B)hope of strong people perishes.

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The ·good [righteous] person is saved from ·trouble [distress];
it comes to the wicked instead.

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The righteous is rescued from trouble,
But the wicked [a]takes his place.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:8 Lit enters

10 When ·good [righteous] people ·succeed [flourish], the city is happy.
When evil people ·die [perish], there are shouts of joy.

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10 When things (A)go well for the righteous, the city rejoices,
And when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.

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11 ·Good [Righteous] people bless and build up their city,
but the wicked can ·destroy [demolish] it with their ·words [L mouth].

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11 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
But by the mouth of the wicked, it is torn down.

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18 An evil person ·really earns nothing [gets false/deceptive wages],
but a ·good [righteous] person will surely be rewarded.

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18 A wicked person earns deceptive wages,
But one who (A)sows righteousness gets a true reward.

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21 Evil people will certainly be punished,
but ·those who do right [L the children of the righteous] will be set free.

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21 [a]Be assured, the evil person will not go unpunished,
But the [b]descendants of the righteous will be rescued.

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  1. Proverbs 11:21 Lit Hand to hand
  2. Proverbs 11:21 Lit seed

23 Those who do right only wish for good,
but the wicked can ·expect to be defeated by God’s [L hope only for] anger.

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

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31 If ·good [righteous] people will get their due on earth,
How much more the wicked and the sinners.

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31 If (A)the righteous will be repaid on the earth,
How much more the wicked and the sinner!

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11 The wicked person’s house will be ·destroyed [annihilated],
but a good person’s tent will ·still be standing [flourish].

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11 The (A)house of the wicked will be destroyed,
But the tent of the upright will flourish.

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