Proverbs 11:30-31
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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!
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:30 Lit takes
Proverbs 11:30-31
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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)
Proverbs 12:2-3
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2 A (A)good man will obtain favor from Yahweh,
But a man of evil schemes He will condemn.
3 A man will (B)not be established by wickedness,
But the root of the (C)righteous will not be shaken.
Proverbs 12:2-3
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2 The good obtain favor from the Lord,
but those who devise evil he condemns.(A)
3 No one finds security by wickedness,
but the root of the righteous will never be moved.(B)
Proverbs 12:5-8
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5 The thoughts of the righteous are just,
But the guidance of the wicked is deceitful.
6 The (A)words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,
But the (B)mouth of the upright will deliver them.
7 The (C)wicked are overthrown and are no more,
But the (D)house of the righteous will stand.
8 A man will be praised according to his insight,
But one of perverse heart will be despised.
Proverbs 12:5-8
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5 The thoughts of the righteous are just;
the advice of the wicked is treacherous.
6 The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush,
but the speech of the upright delivers them.(A)
7 The wicked are overthrown and are no more,
but the house of the righteous will stand.(B)
8 One is commended for good sense,
but a perverse mind is despised.
Proverbs 12:12
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Proverbs 12:12
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12 The wicked covet the proceeds of wickedness,[a]
but the root of the righteous bears fruit.
Footnotes
- 12.12 Or covet the catch of the wicked
Proverbs 12:21
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21 (A)No misfortune befalls the righteous,
But the wicked are filled with calamity.
Proverbs 12:21
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21 No harm happens to the righteous,
but the wicked are filled with trouble.(A)
Proverbs 12:28
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28 (A)In the path of righteousness is life,
And in its pathway there is no death.
Proverbs 12:28
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28 In the path of righteousness there is life;
in walking its path there is no death.(A)
Proverbs 13:6
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:6 Lit blamelessness of way
- Proverbs 13:6 Lit sin
Proverbs 13:6
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6 Righteousness guards one whose way is upright,
but sin overthrows the wicked.(A)
Proverbs 13:9
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Proverbs 13:9
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Footnotes
- 13.9 Or shines
Proverbs 13:21-22
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21 (A)Evil pursues sinners,
But the (B)righteous are repaid with good.
22 A good man (C)leaves an inheritance to his [a]children’s children,
And the (D)wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:22 Lit sons’ sons
Proverbs 13:21-22
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21 Misfortune pursues sinners,
but prosperity rewards the righteous.(A)
22 The good leave an inheritance to their children’s children,
but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.(B)
Proverbs 13:25
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Proverbs 13:25
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25 The righteous have enough to satisfy their appetite,
but the belly of the wicked is empty.(A)
Proverbs 14:11
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11 The (A)house of the wicked will be destroyed,
But the tent of the upright will flourish.
Proverbs 14:11
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11 The house of the wicked is destroyed,
but the tent of the upright flourishes.(A)
Proverbs 14:19
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19 The (A)evil will bow down before the good,
And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 14:19
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19 The evil bow down before the good,
the wicked at the gates of the righteous.(A)
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