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The (A)light of the righteous is glad,
But the (B)lamp of the wicked goes out.

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The light of the righteous rejoices,
    but the lamp of the wicked will be put out.

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14 The [a]instruction of the wise is a (A)fountain of life,
To turn aside from the (B)snares of death.
15 (C)Good insight gives grace,
But the way of the treacherous is [b]unrelenting.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:14 Or law
  2. Proverbs 13:15 Lit constant

14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
    that one may avoid the snares of death.
15 Good sense wins favor,
    but the way of the faithless is their ruin.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 13:15 Cn Compare Gk Syr Vg Tg: Heb is enduring

21 (A)Evil pursues sinners,
But the (B)righteous are repaid with good.

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21 Misfortune pursues sinners,
    but prosperity rewards the righteous.

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