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The good obtains favor from Yahweh,
    but anyone who schemes, he condemns.
A person will not be established by wickedness,
    but the root of the righteous will not be moved.

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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 thoughts of the righteous are[a] just;
    the advice of the wicked is treacherous.

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  1. Proverbs 12:5 Hebrew “is”

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

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The wicked are overthrown and are no more,[a]
    but the house of the righteous shall stand.

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  1. Proverbs 12:7 Literally “there is no them”

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

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10 The righteous knows the life[a] of his animal,
    but the compassion[b] of the wicked is cruel.

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  1. Proverbs 12:10 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
  2. Proverbs 12:10 Hebrew “compassions”

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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12 The wicked covets the proceeds of evil,
    but the root of the righteous bears fruit.[a]
13 By the transgression of lips, evil is ensnared,
    but the righteous escapes from trouble.

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  1. Proverbs 12:12 Literally “gives, sets up”

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

21 No evil will happen[a] to the righteous,
    but the wicked are filled with trouble.

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  1. Proverbs 12:21 Literally “All evil will not happen”

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

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26 A righteous person will seek out his neighbor,
    but the way of the wicked will lead them astray.

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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

28 On the road of righteousness is life,
    and on the way of the path, may there be no death.

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

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