Proverbs 21:15
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15 When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous,
but dismay to evildoers.
Proverbs 21:18
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18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous,
and the faithless for the upright.
Proverbs 21:26
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26 All day long the wicked covets,[a]
but the righteous gives and does not hold back.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:26 Gk: Heb all day long he covets covetously
Proverbs 24:15-16
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15 Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous;
do not violence to his home;
16 for a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again;
but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
Proverbs 28:1
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28 The wicked flee when no one pursues,
but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Proverbs 28:12
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12 When the righteous triumph, there is great glory;
but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.
Proverbs 28:28
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28 When the wicked rise, men hide themselves,
but when they perish, the righteous increase.
Proverbs 29:2
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2 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice;
but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
Proverbs 29:6-7
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6 An evil man is ensnared in his transgression,
but a righteous man sings and rejoices.
7 A righteous man knows the rights of the poor;
a wicked man does not understand such knowledge.
Proverbs 29:16
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16 When the wicked are in authority, transgression increases;
but the righteous will look upon their downfall.
Proverbs 29:27
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27 An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous,
but he whose way is straight is an abomination to the wicked.
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