10 My son, if sinners entice you,(A)
don’t be persuaded.(B)

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10 My child, if sinners entice you, do not consent.

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31 If the righteous will be repaid on earth,
how much more the wicked and sinful.(A)

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31 If the righteous on earth will be repaid,
    how much more[a] the wicked and sinner.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:31 Literally “more for”

17 Don’t let your heart envy sinners;(A)
instead, always fear the Lord.(B)
18 For then you will have a future,
and your hope will never fade.(C)

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17 May your heart[a] not envy the sinners,
    but live in fear of Yahweh all day.[b]
18 Surely[c] there is a future,
    and your hope will not be cut off.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 23:17 Or “mind”
  2. Proverbs 23:17 Literally “all the day”
  3. Proverbs 23:18 Literally “For if”