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18 Evil people get rich for the moment,
    but the reward of the godly will last.

19 Godly people find life;
    evil people find death.

20 The Lord detests people with crooked hearts,
    but he delights in those with integrity.

21 Evil people will surely be punished,
    but the children of the godly will go free.

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18 The wicked earns deceptive wages,
But he who (A)sows righteousness gets a true reward.
19 He who is steadfast in (B)righteousness will attain to life,
And (C)he who pursues evil will bring about his own death.
20 Those with a crooked heart are an abomination to Yahweh,
But those of a (D)blameless way are His (E)delight.
21 [a]Assuredly, the evil man will not go unpunished,
But the seed of the righteous will escape.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:21 Lit Hand to hand

23 The godly can look forward to a reward,
    while the wicked can expect only judgment.

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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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