Proverbs 14:19
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19 Evil people will bow down to good people,
and wicked people will bow at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 14:22
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22 Don’t those who plan evil go astray?
But those who plan to do good find mercy and truth.
Proverbs 14:34
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34 Righteousness lifts up a nation,
but sin brings shame to a people.
Proverbs 15:6
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6 The house of the righteous contains great wealth,
but the income of the wicked brings trouble.
Proverbs 15:9
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9 The way of a wicked person is repulsive[a] to the Lord,
but he loves those who pursue righteousness.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:9 Or is an abomination
Proverbs 16:7
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7 When the Lord is pleased with a man’s ways,
he causes even his enemies to live at peace with him.
Proverbs 17:13
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13 A person who repays evil for good—
evil will never leave his house.
Proverbs 18:3
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3 When a wicked person comes, contempt comes with him,
and with dishonor comes disgrace.
Proverbs 19:3
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3 A person’s own foolishness undermines his way,
but his heart rages against the Lord.
Proverbs 19:19
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19 Someone who has a lot of anger pays the penalty.
If you rescue him, you will have to do it again.
Proverbs 19:29
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29 Punishments have been prepared for scoffers
and beatings for the backs of fools.
Proverbs 20:7
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7 A righteous person walks in his integrity.
How blessed are his children after him!
Proverbs 21:7
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7 The violence of the wicked will drag them away,
because they refuse to do what is just.
Proverbs 21:12
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12 The Righteous One[a] carefully watches the house of the wicked.
He throws the wicked down to ruin.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:12 Or righteous one
Proverbs 21:16
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16 A person who wanders from the way of understanding
will rest in the company of departed spirits.
Proverbs 21:18
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18 The wicked become a ransom for the righteous,
and the treacherous make a payment for the upright.
Proverbs 21:21
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21 A person who pursues righteousness and mercy
will find life, righteousness, and honor.
Proverbs 21:27
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27 A sacrifice offered by wicked people is an abomination.[a]
How much more when they bring it with evil intent!
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:27 Or a disgusting thing
Proverbs 22:8
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8 Whoever sows injustice reaps trouble,
and the rod that inflicts his fury will be destroyed.
Proverbs 24:15-16
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15 Do not be like the wicked who attack the home of the righteous.
Do not destroy his resting place,
16 because a righteous person may fall seven times, but he will get up,
while wicked people will stumble into misfortune.
Proverbs 26:1
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Assorted Fools
26 Like snow during summer and rain during the harvest,
so honor is not appropriate for a fool.
Proverbs 26:3
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3 A whip is for horses, a bridle for donkeys,
and a rod for the backs of fools.
Proverbs 26:27
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27 The person who digs a pit will fall into it.
The person who rolls away a stone—it will roll back over him.
Proverbs 29:16
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16 When the wicked increase, sin increases,
but the righteous will see their downfall.
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