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28 What the righteous hope for brings joy,
    but the expectation of the wicked dies.

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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 overthrown,
    but the wicked will never inhabit the land.

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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 innocent creates a level path,
    but the wicked fall by their 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 a wicked person dies, his hope vanishes;[a]
    and what he[b] expected from his scheming comes to nothing.

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  1. Proverbs 11:7 So MT; LXX reads When a righteous man dies, his hope does not perish
  2. Proverbs 11:7 So MT; LXX reads what the ungodly

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

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The righteous person is delivered from trouble;
    it comes upon the wicked instead.

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

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10 The city rejoices when the righteous prosper,
    and when the wicked perish there is jubilation.

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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 Through the blessing of the righteous a city is built up,
    but what the wicked say tears it down.

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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 Evil people earn deceptive wages,
    but those who plant righteousness are truly rewarded.

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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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Footnotes

  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 sure of this:[a] the wicked will not go unpunished,
    but the descendants of the righteous will go free.

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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 is to seek good,
    but the hope of the wicked results in wrath.

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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 receive what they are due here on earth,
    how much more will the wicked and the sinner.

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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 flourish.

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

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