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34 Righteousness lifts up a nation,
but sin brings shame to a people.

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34 Righteousness will exalt a nation,
    but sin is a reproach to a people.

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The house of the righteous contains great wealth,
but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

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In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,
    but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

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The way of a wicked person is repulsive[a] to the Lord,
but he loves those who pursue righteousness.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:9 Or is an abomination

An abomination of Yahweh is the way of the wicked,
    but he who pursues righteousness he will love.

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When the Lord is pleased with a man’s ways,
he causes even his enemies to live at peace with him.

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When the ways of a man are pleasing to Yahweh,
    even his enemies he will cause to make peace with him.

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13 A person who repays evil for good—
evil will never leave his house.

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13 For he who returns evil for good,
    evil will not depart from his house.

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When a wicked person comes, contempt comes with him,
and with dishonor comes disgrace.

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With the coming of wickedness comes contempt also,
    and with dishonor, disgrace.

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A person’s own foolishness undermines his way,
but his heart rages against the Lord.

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As for the folly of humankind, its way leads to ruin,
    and against Yahweh his heart[a] will rage.

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  1. Proverbs 19:3 Or “mind”

19 Someone who has a lot of anger pays the penalty.
If you rescue him, you will have to do it again.

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19 A hot-tempered person pays a penalty;
    if you rescue him, you will do it yet again.

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29 Punishments have been prepared for scoffers
and beatings for the backs of fools.

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29 Judgments[a] are prepared for the scoffers,
    and flogging for the back of fools.

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  1. Proverbs 19:29 Or “Punishments,” or “Condemnations”

A righteous person walks in his integrity.
How blessed are his children after him!

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He who walks in his integrity is righteous;
    happy are his children who follow him.

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The violence of the wicked will drag them away,
because they refuse to do what is just.

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The violence of the wicked will sweep them away,
    for they refuse to do justice.

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12 The Righteous One[a] carefully watches the house of the wicked.
He throws the wicked down to ruin.

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  1. Proverbs 21:12 Or righteous one

12 The righteous observes the house of the wicked;
    he throws the wicked to ruin.

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