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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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Those who follow the right path fear the Lord;
    those who take the wrong path despise him.

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

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

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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

14 Backsliders get what they deserve;
    good people receive their reward.

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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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19 Evil people will bow before good people;
    the wicked will bow at the gates of the godly.

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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

32 The wicked are crushed by disaster,
    but the godly have a refuge when they die.

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