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28 He who (A)trusts in his riches will fall,
But (B)the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.

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28 Whoever (A)trusts in his riches will fall,
    but the righteous will (B)flourish like a green leaf.

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30 The fruit of the righteous is (A)a tree of life,
And (B)he who is wise [a]wins souls.
31 If (C)the righteous will be repaid in the earth,
How much more the wicked and the sinner!

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  1. Proverbs 11:30 Lit takes

30 The fruit of the righteous is (A)a tree of life,
    and whoever (B)captures souls is wise.
31 If (C)the righteous is repaid on earth,
    how much more the wicked and the sinner!

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19 The (A)evil will bow down before the good,
And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

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19 (A)The evil bow down before the good,
    the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

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32 The wicked is (A)thrust down by his own evil,
But the (B)righteous takes refuge even in his death.

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32 (A)The wicked is overthrown through his evildoing,
    but (B)the righteous finds refuge in his death.

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The house of the (A)righteous has much treasure,
But in the income of the wicked there is trouble.

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

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28 The heart of the righteous (A)ponders how to answer,
But the (B)mouth of the wicked pours forth evil things.
29 Yahweh is (C)far from the wicked,
But He (D)hears the prayer of the righteous.

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28 The heart of the righteous (A)ponders how to answer,
    but (B)the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
29 The Lord is (C)far from the wicked,
    but he (D)hears the prayer of the righteous.

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10 The (A)name of Yahweh is a (B)strong tower;
The righteous runs into it and is (C)set securely on high.

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10 (A)The name of the Lord is (B)a strong tower;
    the righteous man runs into it and (C)is safe.

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15 To do justice is [a]pleasure for the righteous,
But is (A)ruin to the workers of iniquity.

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  1. Proverbs 21:15 Lit gladness

15 When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous
    (A)but terror to evildoers.

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18 The wicked is a (A)ransom for the righteous,
And the (B)treacherous is in the place of the upright.

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18 (A)The wicked is a (B)ransom for the righteous,
    and the traitor for the upright.

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26 All day long he [a]is insatiably craving,
While the righteous (A)gives and does not hold back.

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  1. Proverbs 21:26 Lit desires desire

26 All day long he craves and craves,
    but the righteous (A)gives and does not hold back.

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15 (A)Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the abode of the righteous;
Do not destroy his resting place;
16 For a (B)righteous man falls seven times, and rises again,
But the (C)wicked will stumble in [a]calamity.

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  1. Proverbs 24:16 Lit evil

15 (A)Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous;
    do no violence to his home;
16 (B)for the righteous falls (C)seven times and rises again,
    but (D)the wicked stumble in times of calamity.

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28 The wicked (A)flee when there is no one pursuing,
But the righteous are [a]secure as a lion.

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  1. Proverbs 28:1 Lit trusting

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

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