A good man (A)obtains favor from the Lord,
    but a man of evil devices he condemns.
No one is established by wickedness,
    but the root of (B)the righteous will never be moved.

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The Lord favors good people,
    but he condemns schemers.
No one is established by wicked acts,
    but the roots of the righteous can’t be disturbed.

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(A)The thoughts of the righteous are just;
    the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

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The plans of the righteous are just,
    but the guidance of the wicked is deceptive.

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(A)The wicked are (B)overthrown and are no more,
    (C)but the house of the righteous will stand.

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The wicked are destroyed and are no more,
    but the family of the righteous will endure.

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10 (A)Whoever is righteous has regard for the life of his beast,
    but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.

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10 The righteous care about their livestock’s needs,
    but even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.

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12 Whoever is wicked covets (A)the spoil of evildoers,
    but the root of the righteous bears fruit.
13 An evil man is ensnared (B)by the transgression of his lips,[a]
    (C)but the righteous escapes from trouble.

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  1. Proverbs 12:13 Or In the transgression of the lips, there is an evil snare

12 Desiring evil is a trap for the wicked,
    but the root of the righteous endures.[a]
13 The wicked are trapped by the transgressions of their lips,
    but the righteous escape from distress.

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  1. Proverbs 12:12 Or gives

21 (A)No ill befalls the righteous,
    but the wicked are filled with trouble.

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21 No harm happens to the righteous,
    but the wicked receive their fill of trouble.

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26 One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor,[a]
    but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

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  1. Proverbs 12:26 Or The righteous chooses his friends carefully

26 The righteous offer guidance to their neighbors,[a]
    but the path of the wicked makes them wander.

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  1. Proverbs 12:26 Heb uncertain

28 (A)In the path of righteousness is life,
    and in its pathway there is no death.

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28 The way of the righteous leads to life,
    but the detestable[a] path leads to death.

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  1. Proverbs 12:28 LXX; MT the path of the trail