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19 The (A)evil will bow down before the good,
And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

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22 Will they not wander in error who (A)devise evil?
But lovingkindness and truth will be to those who devise good.

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34 Righteousness exalts a nation,
But sin is a disgrace to any people.

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The house of the (A)righteous has much treasure,
But in the income of the wicked there is trouble.

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The (A)sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh,
But (B)the prayer of the upright is His delight.

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The way of the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh,
But He loves one who (A)pursues righteousness.

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29 Yahweh is (A)far from the wicked,
But He (B)hears the prayer of the righteous.

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17 The (A)highway of the upright is to turn away from evil;
He who guards his way keeps his [a]soul.

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  1. Proverbs 16:17 Or life

A righteous man who (A)walks in his integrity—
(B)How blessed are his sons after him.

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The destruction of the wicked will drag them away,
Because they (A)refuse to do justice.

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10 The soul of the wicked craves evil;
His (A)neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.

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18 The wicked is a (A)ransom for the righteous,
And the (B)treacherous is in the place of the upright.

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27 The (A)sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination,
How much more when he brings it with a wicked scheme!

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29 A wicked man [a](A)displays a brazen face,
But as for the (B)upright, he establishes his way.

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  1. Proverbs 21:29 Lit makes firm with his face

(A)Thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked;
He who keeps his soul will be far from them.

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15 (A)Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the abode of the righteous;
Do not destroy his resting place;
16 For a (B)righteous man falls seven times, and rises again,
But the (C)wicked will stumble in [a]calamity.

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  1. Proverbs 24:16 Lit evil

28 The wicked (A)flee when there is no one pursuing,
But the righteous are [a]secure as a lion.

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  1. Proverbs 28:1 Lit trusting

12 When the (A)righteous exult, there is great honor,
But (B)when the wicked rise, man has to be sought out.

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28 When the wicked rise, men hide themselves;
But when they perish, the righteous increase.

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When the (A)righteous [a]increase, the people are glad,
But when a wicked man rules, people groan.

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  1. Proverbs 29:2 Or become great

16 When the wicked [a]increase, transgression increases;
But the (A)righteous will see their fall.

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  1. Proverbs 29:16 Or become great

27 An (A)unjust man is an abomination to the righteous,
And he who is (B)upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

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