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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,
    but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.(A)

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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 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,(A)
    turning a person from the snares of death.(B)

15 Good judgment wins favor,
    but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:15 Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.

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 Trouble pursues the sinner,(A)
    but the righteous(B) are rewarded with good things.(C)

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