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28 Those who trust in their riches will wither,[a]
    but the righteous will flourish like green leaves.(A)

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  1. 11.28 Cn: Heb fall

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

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

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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(A)
but violence[a] takes lives.

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

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  1. Proverbs 11:30 LXX, Syr; MT reads but a wise one

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

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

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32 The wicked are overthrown by their evildoing,
    but the righteous find a refuge in their integrity.[a](A)

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  1. 14.32 Gk Syr: Heb in their death

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

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

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

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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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10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
    the righteous run into it and are safe.(A)

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

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  1. Proverbs 18:10 Lit raised high

15 When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous
    but dismay to evildoers.

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15 Justice executed is a joy to the righteous
but a terror to those who practice iniquity.(A)

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18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous
    and the faithless for the upright.(A)

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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. Proverbs 21:18 Or in place of

26 All day long the wicked covet,[a]
    but the righteous give and do not hold back.(A)

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  1. 21.26 Gk: Heb all day long one covets covetously

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. Proverbs 21:26 Lit He craves a craving

15 Do not lie in wait like an outlaw against the home of the righteous;
    do no violence to the place where the righteous live;(A)
16 for though they fall seven times, they will rise again,
    but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.(B)

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

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

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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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