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

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28 The expectations of the righteous result in joy,
    but the hopes of the wicked will perish.

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

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30 The righteous will never be shaken,
    but the wicked won’t dwell in the land.

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

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The righteousness of the innocent makes their path straight,
    but the wicked fall in their wickedness.

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When a wicked man dies, his (A)hope will perish,
And the (B)expectation of vigorous men perishes.

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When the wicked die, their hope perishes.
    Yes, any hope based on money perishes.

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:8 Or trouble
  2. Proverbs 11:8 Lit enters

The righteous are saved from distress,
    and the wicked take their place.

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10 When it (A)goes well with the righteous, the city exults,
And when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.

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10 When the righteous succeed, a city rejoices;
    when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.

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

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11 A city is honored by the blessing of the virtuous;
    it is destroyed by the words of the wicked.

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

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18 The wicked earn false wages,
    but those who sow righteousness receive a true reward.

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21 [a]Assuredly, the evil man will not go unpunished,
But the seed of the righteous will escape.

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  1. Proverbs 11:21 Lit Hand to hand

21 The evil person will surely not go unpunished,
    but the children of the righteous will escape.

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

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23 The desires of the righteous end up well,
    but the expectations of the wicked bring wrath.

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

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31 If the righteous receive their due on earth,
    how much more the wicked and sinners?

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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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11 The house of the wicked is destroyed,
    but the tent flourishes for those who do right.

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