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He who walks in uprightness fears Yahweh,
    but he who is devious in his ways displeases him.

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Those who walk uprightly fear the Lord,
    but one who is devious in conduct despises him.(A)

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11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
    but the tent of the upright will flourish.

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11 The house of the wicked is destroyed,
    but the tent of the upright flourishes.(A)

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14 From his ways, the perverse of heart will be satisfied,
    and from his own,[a] so shall a good man.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:14 Literally “from upon him”

14 The perverse get what their ways deserve,
    and the good, what their deeds deserve.[a](A)

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  1. 14.14 Cn: Heb from upon him

19 The evil bow down before the good,
    and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

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

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32 By his evildoing, the wicked will be overthrown,
    and the righteous will find refuge in his death.

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32 The wicked are overthrown by their evildoing,
    but the righteous find a refuge in their integrity.[a](A)

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  1. 14.32 Gk Syr: Heb in their death