A good man obtains favor from the Lord,
But a man of wicked intentions He will condemn.

A man is not established by wickedness,
But the (A)root of the righteous cannot be moved.

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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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The thoughts of the righteous are right,
But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

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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 wicked are overthrown and are no more,
But the house of the righteous will stand.

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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”

10 (A)A righteous man regards the life of his animal,
But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

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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”

12 The wicked covet the catch of evil men,
But the root of the righteous yields fruit.
13 (A)The wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips,
(B)But the righteous will come through trouble.

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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”

21 (A)No grave [a]trouble will overtake the righteous,
But the wicked shall be filled with evil.

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  1. Proverbs 12:21 harm

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”

26 The righteous should choose his friends carefully,
For the way of the wicked leads them astray.

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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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28 In the way of righteousness is life,
And in its pathway there is no death.

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

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