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The light of the righteous will rejoice,
    but the lamp of the wicked will die out.

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The light of the righteous shines brightly,(A)
but the lamp of the wicked is put out.(B)

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14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
    in order to avoid the snares of death.
15 Good sense grants favor,
    but the way of the faithless is coarse.

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14 A wise person’s instruction is a fountain of life,(A)
turning people away from the snares of death.(B)

15 Good sense wins favor,(C)
but the way of the treacherous never changes.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 13:15 LXX, Syr, Tg read treacherous will perish

21 Misfortune will pursue sinners,
    but the righteous will be rewarded with prosperity.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:21 Literally “it will reward prosperity”

21 Disaster pursues sinners,
but good rewards the righteous.(A)

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