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

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28 The hope of the righteous is gladness,
    but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.

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

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30 The righteous one is forever; he will not be removed.
    But the wicked will not remain in the land.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 10:30 Or “earth”

The righteousness of the blameless clears his path,
but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness.

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The righteousness of the blameless will keep his ways straight,
    but the wicked will fall by his wickedness.

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When the wicked man dies,
his expectation comes to nothing,
and hope placed in wealth[a][b] vanishes.(A)

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  1. Proverbs 11:7 LXX reads hope of the ungodly
  2. Proverbs 11:7 Or strength

With the death of a wicked person, hope will die,
    and the expectation of the godless perishes.

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The righteous one is rescued from trouble;
in his place, the wicked one goes in.(A)

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The righteous is delivered from trouble,
    but the wicked enters into it.

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10 When the righteous thrive, a city rejoices,(A)
and when the wicked die, there is joyful shouting.

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10 When good is with the righteous, the city rejoices,
    and with the perishing of the wicked, jubilation.

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11 A city is built up by the blessing of the upright,(A)
but it is torn down by the mouth of the wicked.(B)

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11 By the blessing of the upright, a city will be exalted,
    but by the mouth of the wicked, it will be overthrown.

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18 The wicked man earns an empty wage,
but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward.(A)

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18 The wicked earns[a] deceptive gain,[b]
    but he who sows righteousness, a true reward.[c]

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  1. Proverbs 11:18 Or “does, makes”
  2. Proverbs 11:18 Literally “gain of deception”
  3. Proverbs 11:18 Literally “a reward of truth”

21 Be assured[a] that the wicked
will not go unpunished,(A)
but the offspring of the righteous will escape.

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  1. Proverbs 11:21 Lit Hand to hand

21 Rest assured,[a] the wicked will not go unpunished,
    but the offspring[b] of the righteous will escape.

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  1. Proverbs 11:21 Literally “Hand to hand”
  2. Proverbs 11:21 Or “seed”

23 The desire of the righteous turns out well,(A)
but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.(B)

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23 The desire of the righteous is only good,
    but the expectation of the wicked, wrath.

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31 If the righteous will be repaid on earth,
how much more the wicked and sinful.(A)

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31 If the righteous on earth will be repaid,
    how much more[a] the wicked and sinner.

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  1. Proverbs 11:31 Literally “more for”

11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
but the tent of the upright will stand.[a](A)

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  1. Proverbs 14:11 Lit flourish

11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
    but the tent of the upright will flourish.

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