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

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28 (A)The hope of the righteous brings joy,
    (B)but the expectation of the wicked will perish.

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

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

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The righteousness of the blameless keeps their ways straight,
    but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.

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The righteousness of the blameless (A)keeps his way straight,
    but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.

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When the wicked die, hope perishes,
    and the expectation of strength comes to nothing.(A)

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When the wicked dies, his (A)hope will perish,
    and (B)the expectation of wealth[a] perishes too.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:7 Or of his strength, or of iniquity

The righteous are delivered from trouble,
    and the wicked come into it instead.(A)

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(A)The righteous is delivered from trouble,
    and the wicked walks into it instead.

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10 When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices,
    and when the wicked perish, there is jubilation.(A)

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10 (A)When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices,
    and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness.

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11 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
    but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.(A)

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11 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
    but (A)by the mouth of the wicked (B)it is overthrown.

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18 The wicked earn no real gain,
    but those who sow righteousness get a true reward.(A)

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18 The wicked earns deceptive wages,
    but one who (A)sows righteousness gets a sure reward.

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21 Be assured, the wicked will not go unpunished,
    but those who are righteous will escape.(A)

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21 (A)Be assured, (B)an evil person will not go unpunished,
    but (C)the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.

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23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
    the expectation of the wicked in wrath.

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

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31 If the righteous are repaid on earth,
    how much more the wicked and the sinner!(A)

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31 If (A)the righteous is repaid on earth,
    how much more the wicked and the sinner!

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11 The house of the wicked is destroyed,
    but the tent of the upright flourishes.(A)

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

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