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The wicked are overthrown, and are no more,
    but the house of the righteous shall stand.
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom,
    but he who has a warped mind shall be despised.

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After they’re overthrown, the wicked won’t be found,
    but the house of the righteous stands firm.

A man is praised because of his wise words,
    but the perverted mind[a] will be despised.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:8 Lit. heart

12 The wicked desires the plunder of evil men,
    but the root of the righteous flourishes.

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12 The wicked desires what evil people gain,
    but the foundation[a] of the righteous is productive.

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  1. Proverbs 12:12 Or root

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

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21 No harm overwhelms the righteous,
    but the wicked overflow with trouble.

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28 In the way of righteousness is life;
    in its path there is no death.

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28 In the pathway to righteousness there is life,
    and in that lifestyle there is no death.

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Righteousness guards the way of integrity,
    but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

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Righteousness protects the blameless,
    but wickedness brings down[a] the sinner.

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  1. Proverbs 13:6 So MT DSS 4QProvb; LXX reads but sins ruin the wicked

The light of the righteous shines brightly,
    but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.

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The light of the righteous shines,
    but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.

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21 Misfortune pursues sinners,
    but prosperity rewards the righteous.
22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
    but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.

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21 Disaster pursues the sinful,
    but good will reward the righteous.

22 A good person leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren,
    but the wealth of the wicked is reserved for the righteous.

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25 The righteous one eats to the satisfying of his soul,
    but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.

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25 A righteous person eats to his heart’s content,
    but the stomach of the wicked remains hungry.

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11 The house of the wicked will be overthrown,
    but the tent of the upright will flourish.

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11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
    but the tent of the upright will flourish.

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14 The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways;
    likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways.

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14 The faithless one will pay for his behavior,[a]
    but a good man will be rewarded[b] for his.

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  1. Proverbs 14:14 Lit. ways
  2. Proverbs 14:14 The Heb. lacks will be rewarded

19 The evil bow down before the good,
    and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

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19 Evil men will bow down in the presence of good men
    and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

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22 Don’t they go astray who plot evil?
    But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.

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22 Won’t those who plot evil go astray?
    But gracious love and truth are for those who plan what is good.

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