Proverbs 11:30-31
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31 (B)If the righteous will be [b]recompensed on the earth,
How much more the ungodly and the sinner.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:30 Lit. takes, in the sense of brings, cf. 1 Sam. 16:11
- Proverbs 11:31 rewarded
Proverbs 12:2-3
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2 A good man obtains favor from the Lord,
But a man of wicked intentions He will condemn.
3 A man is not established by wickedness,
But the (A)root of the righteous cannot be moved.
Proverbs 12:5-8
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5 The thoughts of the righteous are right,
But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
6 (A)The words of the wicked are, “Lie in wait for blood,”
(B)But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.
7 (C)The wicked are overthrown and are no more,
But the house of the righteous will stand.
8 A man will be commended according to his wisdom,
(D)But he who is of a perverse heart will be despised.
Proverbs 12:12
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12 The wicked covet the catch of evil men,
But the root of the righteous yields fruit.
Proverbs 12:21
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:21 harm
Proverbs 12:28
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28 In the way of righteousness is life,
And in its pathway there is no death.
Proverbs 13:6
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6 (A)Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless,
But wickedness overthrows the sinner.
Proverbs 13:9
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9 The light of the righteous rejoices,
(A)But the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
Proverbs 13:21-22
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21 (A)Evil pursues sinners,
But to the righteous, good shall be repaid.
22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
But (B)the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.
Proverbs 13:25
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25 (A)The righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul,
But the stomach of the wicked shall be in want.
Proverbs 14:11
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11 (A)The house of the wicked will be overthrown,
But the tent of the upright will flourish.
Proverbs 14:19
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19 The evil will bow before the good,
And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
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