Proverbs 14:19
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19 Evil people will bow down in front of good people.
And those who do wrong will bow down at the gates of those who do right.
Proverbs 14:22
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22 Those who plan evil go down the wrong path.
But those who plan good find love and truth.
Proverbs 14:34
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34 Doing what is right lifts people up.
But sin brings judgment to any nation.
Proverbs 15:6
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6 The houses of those who do what is right hold great wealth.
But those who do what is wrong earn only ruin.
Proverbs 15:8
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8 The Lord hates the sacrifice of sinful people.
But the prayers of honest people please him.
Proverbs 15:9
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9 The Lord hates how sinners live.
But he loves those who run after what is right.
Proverbs 15:29
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29 The Lord is far away from those who do wrong.
But he hears the prayers of those who do right.
Proverbs 16:17
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17 The path of honest people takes them away from evil.
Those who guard their ways guard their lives.
Proverbs 20:7
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7 Those who do what is right live without blame.
Blessed are their children after them.
Proverbs 21:7
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7 The harmful things that evil people do will drag them away.
They refuse to do what is right.
Proverbs 21:10
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10 Sinful people long to do evil.
They don’t show their neighbors any mercy.
Proverbs 21:18
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18 Evil people become the payment for setting godly people free.
Those who aren’t faithful are the payment for honest people.
Proverbs 21:27
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27 God hates sacrifices that are brought by evil people.
He hates it even more when they bring them for the wrong reason.
Proverbs 21:29
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29 Sinful people try to look as if they were bold.
But honest people think about how they live.
Proverbs 22:5
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5 Thorns and traps lie in the paths of evil people.
But those who value their lives stay far away from them.
Proverbs 24:15-16
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Saying 27
15 Don’t hide and wait like a burglar near a godly person’s house.
Don’t rob their home.
16 Even if godly people fall down seven times, they always get up.
But those who are evil trip and fall when trouble comes.
Proverbs 28:1
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28 Sinners run away even when no one is chasing them.
But those who do what is right are as bold as lions.
Proverbs 28:12
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12 When godly people win, everyone is very happy.
But when sinners take charge, everyone hides.
Proverbs 28:28
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28 When those who are evil take charge, other people hide.
But when those who are evil die, godly people grow stronger.
Proverbs 29:2
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2 When those who do right grow stronger, the people are glad.
But when those who do wrong become rulers, the people groan.
Proverbs 29:16
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16 When those who do wrong grow stronger, so does sin.
But those who do right will see them destroyed.
Proverbs 29:27
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27 Those who do what is right hate dishonest people.
Those who do what is wrong hate honest people.
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