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

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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 (B)one who is wise [a]gains souls.
31 If (C)the righteous will be repaid on the earth,
How much more the wicked and the sinner!

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:30 Lit takes

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

19 The (A)evil will bow down before the good,
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 is (A)thrust down by his own wrongdoing,
But the (B)righteous has a refuge when he dies.

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

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Great wealth is in the house of the (A)righteous,
But trouble is in the income of the wicked.

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

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28 The heart of the righteous (A)ponders how to answer,
But the (B)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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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 (A)name of the Lord is a (B)strong tower;
The righteous runs into it and (C)is [a]safe.

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  1. Proverbs 18:10 Lit set on high

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 The exercise of justice is joy for the righteous,
But (A)terror to those who practice injustice.

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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 is a (A)ransom for the righteous,
And the (B)treacherous is in the place of 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 [a]is 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[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 (A)Do not lie in ambush, you wicked person, against the home of the righteous;
Do not destroy his resting place;
16 For a (B)righteous person falls seven times and rises again,
But the (C)wicked stumble in time of disaster.

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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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Warnings and Instructions

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

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  1. Proverbs 28:1 Lit confident

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

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