28 Anyone trusting in his riches will fall,(A)
but the righteous will flourish like foliage.(B)

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28 Those who trust in their wealth will wither,
    but the righteous will thrive like leafy trees.

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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(A)
but a cunning person takes lives.(B)

31 If the righteous will be repaid on earth,
how much more the wicked and sinful.(C)

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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
    and the wise gather lives.[a]
31 If the righteous receive their due on earth,
    how much more the wicked and sinners?

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  1. Proverbs 11:30 Or LXX, Syr violence takes lives away

19 The evil bow before those who are good,
and the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.

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19 Evil people will bow down before the good;
    wicked people are at the gates of the righteous.

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32 The wicked one is thrown down by his own sin,(A)
but the righteous one has a refuge in his death.(B)

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32 The wicked are thrown down by their own evil,
    but the righteous find refuge even in death.

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The house of the righteous has great wealth,
but trouble accompanies the income of the wicked.

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Great treasure is in the house of the righteous,
    but the gain of the wicked brings trouble.

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28 The mind of the righteous person thinks before answering,(A)
but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil things.(B)

29 The Lord is far from the wicked,(C)
but he hears the prayer of the righteous.(D)

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28 The righteous heart reflects before answering,
    but the wicked mouth blurts out evil.
29 The Lord is far from the wicked,
    but he listens to the prayers of the righteous.

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10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower;(A)
the righteous run to it and are protected.[a](B)

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  1. 18:10 Lit raised high

10 The Lord’s name is a strong tower;
    the righteous run to it and find refuge.

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15 Justice executed is a joy to the righteous
but a terror to evildoers.(A)

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15 Acting justly is a joy to the righteous,
    but dreaded by those who do evil.

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18 The wicked are a ransom for the righteous,
and the treacherous, for[a] the upright.(A)

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  1. 21:18 Or in place of

18 The wicked are a ransom for the righteous;
    the treacherous will be punished[a] in the place of the virtuous.

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  1. Proverbs 21:18 Heb lacks will be punished.

26 He is filled with craving[a] all day long,
but the righteous give and don’t hold back.(A)

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  1. 21:26 Lit He craves a craving

26 The lazy desire things constantly,
    but the righteous give without holding back.

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15 Don’t set an ambush, you wicked one,
at the camp of the righteous man;(A)
don’t destroy his dwelling.
16 Though a righteous person falls seven times,
he will get up,(B)
but the wicked will stumble into ruin.(C)

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15 Wicked one, don’t wait secretly at the home of the righteous.
    Don’t destroy their dwelling.
16 The righteous may fall seven times but still get up,
    but the wicked will stumble into trouble.

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28 The wicked flee when no one is pursuing them,(A)
but the righteous are as bold as a lion.(B)

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28 The wicked run away even though no one pursues them,
    but the righteous are as confident as a lion.

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