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28 The person who trusts in his wealth will fall,
    but the righteous will flourish like green leaves.

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28 He who trusts in his wealth is he who will fall,
    but like a green leaf the righteous will flourish.

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30 The fruit of the righteous is[a] a tree of life,
    and the one who wins people is wise.[b]
31 If the righteous receive what they are due here on earth,
    how much more will the wicked and the sinner.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:30 So MT; LXX reads From the fruit of righteousness grows
  2. Proverbs 11:30 So MT; LXX reads life, but the souls of those who practice evil are cut off prematurely

30 The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life,
    and he who captures souls[a] is wise.
31 If the righteous on earth will be repaid,
    how much more[b] the wicked and sinner.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:30 Or “persons,” or “inner selves”
  2. Proverbs 11:31 Literally “more for”

19 Evil men will bow down in the presence of good men
    and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

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19 The evil bow down before the good,
    and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

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32 The wicked person is thrown down by his own wrongdoing,
    but the righteous person has a place of safety in death.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 14:32 So MT DSS 4QProvb; LXX reads in his own piety

32 By his evildoing, the wicked will be overthrown,
    and the righteous will find refuge in his death.

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The righteous house is itself[a] a great treasure,
    but within the revenue of the wicked calamity is at work.

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  1. Proverbs 15:6 The Heb. lacks itself

In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,
    but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

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28 The mind of the righteous thinks before speaking,
    but the wicked person spews out evil.

29 The Lord is far away from the wicked,
    but he hears the prayers of the righteous.

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28 A heart[a] of righteousness will ponder the answer,
    but a mouth of wickedness will pour out deceit.
29 Yahweh is far from the wicked,
    but the prayers of the righteous he will hear.

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  1. Proverbs 15:28 Or “mind”

10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
    a righteous person rushes to it and is lifted up above the danger.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 18:10 The Heb. lacks above the danger

10 A tower of strength is the name of Yahweh;
    into him[a] the righteous will run and be safe.

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  1. Proverbs 18:10 Or “it”

15 Administering justice brings joy to the righteous,
    but terror to those who practice iniquity.

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15 It is a joy to the righteous to do justice,
    but dismay to those who do evil.

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18 The wicked are ransom for the righteous,
    and the unfaithful for the upright.

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18 A ransom for the righteous is the wicked,
    and the faithless instead of the upright.

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26 All day long he continues to crave,
    while the righteous person gives without holding back.

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26 All day[a] he craves a craving,
    but the righteous will give and not hold back.

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  1. Proverbs 21:26 Literally “All the day”

15 Don’t lie in wait like an outlaw
    to attack where the righteous live;
16 for though a righteous man falls seven times,
    he will rise again,
        but the wicked stumble into calamity.

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15 Do not lie in wait like an outlaw against the home of the righteous;
    do not do violence to his dwelling place.
16 For seven times the righteous will fall, but he will rise,
    but the wicked will be overthrown by calamity.

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Contrasting Good and Evil

28 The wicked flee, though no one pursues,
but the righteous are bold like a lion.

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28 The wicked flee, but no one pursues,
    but the righteous is bold like a lion.

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