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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 rejoices,
(A)But the lamp of the wicked will be put out.

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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)The law of the wise is a fountain of life,
To turn one away from (B)the snares of death.

15 Good understanding [a]gains (C)favor,
But the way of the unfaithful is hard.

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  1. Proverbs 13:15 gives

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

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

21 (A)Evil pursues sinners,
But to the righteous, good shall be repaid.

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