34 Righteousness exalts a nation,
But sin is a disgrace to any people.

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

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Great wealth is in the house of the (A)righteous,
But trouble is in the income of the wicked.

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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 the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But He loves the one who (A)pursues righteousness.

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

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When a person’s ways are pleasing to the Lord,
He (A)causes even his enemies to make 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 One who (A)returns evil for good,
(B)Evil will not depart from 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 also comes,
And with dishonor comes taunting.

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

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The (A)foolishness of a person ruins his way,
And his heart (B)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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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:3 Or “mind”

19 A person of great anger will suffer the penalty,
For if you rescue him, you will only 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 [a]Judgments are prepared for (A)scoffers,
And (B)beatings for the backs of fools.

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  1. Proverbs 19:29 LXX Rods

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 who (A)walks in his integrity—
(B)How blessed are his sons 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 sweep them away,
Because they (A)refuse to act with justice.

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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 [a]righteous one considers the house of the wicked,
Bringing the (A)wicked to ruin.

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Footnotes

  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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