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

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10 My child, if sinners entice you,
    turn your back on them!

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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 are rewarded here on earth,
    what will happen to wicked sinners?[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 11:31 Greek version reads If the righteous are barely saved, / what will happen to godless sinners? Compare 1 Pet 4:18.

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 Don’t envy sinners,
    but always continue to fear the Lord.
18 You will be rewarded for this;
    your hope will not be disappointed.

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