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28 The prospect of the righteous is joy,
    but the hope of the wicked will perish.

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

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

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The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way,
    but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

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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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When a wicked man dies, hope perishes,
    and expectation of power comes to nothing.

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

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A righteous person is delivered out of trouble,
    and the wicked takes his place.

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

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10 When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices.
    When the wicked perish, there is shouting.

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

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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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18 Wicked people earn deceitful wages,
    but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

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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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21 Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished,
    but the offspring[a] of the righteous will be delivered.

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  1. 11:21 or, seed

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

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

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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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31 Behold, the righteous shall be repaid in the earth,
    how much more the wicked and the sinner!

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

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

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