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A good man shall obtain favor from Yahweh,
    but he will condemn a man of wicked plans.
A man shall not be established by wickedness,
    but the root of the righteous shall not 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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The thoughts of the righteous are just,
    but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

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

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The wicked are overthrown, and are no more,
    but the house of the righteous shall 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 righteous man respects the life of his animal,
    but the tender mercies of the wicked are 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 The wicked desires the plunder of evil men,
    but the root of the righteous flourishes.
13 An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips,
    but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

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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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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:12 Or gives

21 No mischief shall happen to the righteous,
    but the wicked shall be filled with evil.

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

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26 A righteous person is cautious in friendship,
    but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:26 Heb uncertain

28 In the way of righteousness is life;
    in its path 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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Footnotes

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