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28 He who trusts in his riches will fall,
    but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

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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.
    He who is wise wins souls.
31 Behold, the righteous shall be repaid in the earth,
    how much more the wicked and the sinner!

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

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

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32 The wicked is brought down in his calamity,
    but in death, the righteous has a refuge.

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

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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 heart of the righteous weighs answers,
    but the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.
29 Yahweh is far from the wicked,
    but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

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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 Yahweh’s name is a strong tower:
    the righteous run to him, and are safe.

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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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Footnotes

  1. 18:10 Lit raised high

15 It is joy to the righteous to do justice;
    but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

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

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18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous,
    the treacherous for the upright.

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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

26 There are those who covet greedily all day long;
    but the righteous give and don’t withhold.

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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

15 Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous.
    Don’t destroy his resting place;
16 for a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again;
    but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

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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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28 The wicked flee when no one pursues;
    but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

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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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