20 So follow the way of the good,(A)
and keep to the paths of the righteous.

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20 This is how you will walk in the way of good men
    and will keep to the paths of the righteous.

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Treat Others Fairly

27 When it is in your power,[a]
don’t withhold good(A) from the one to whom it belongs.

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Notas al pie

  1. 3:27 Lit in the power of your hands

Wisdom in Action

27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
    when it is in your power to act.

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The integrity of the upright guides them,(A)
but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.(B)

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The integrity of the righteous guides them,
    but the hypocrisy of the treacherous destroys them.

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The righteousness of the upright rescues them,
but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.(A)

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The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
    but the treacherous are trapped by their evil desires.

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17 A kind man benefits himself,(A)
but a cruel person brings ruin on himself.(B)

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17 A gracious man benefits himself,
    but the cruel person damages himself.

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27 The one who searches for what is good(A) seeks favor,
but if someone looks for trouble, it will come to him.(B)

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27 The person seeking good will find favor,
    but anyone who searches for evil—it will find him!

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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(A)
but a cunning person takes lives.(B)

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30 The fruit of the righteous is[a] a tree of life,
    and the one who wins people is wise.[b]

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 11:30 So MT; LXX reads From the fruit of righteousness grows
  2. Proverbs 11:30 So MT; LXX reads life, but the souls of those who practice evil are cut off prematurely

One who is good obtains favor from the Lord,(A)
but he condemns a person who schemes.(B)

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The good person will gain favor from the Lord,
    but the man who plots evil will be condemned by him.

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22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his[a] grandchildren,
but the sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.(A)

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Notas al pie

  1. 13:22 Or inheritance: his

22 A good person leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren,
    but the wealth of the wicked is reserved for the righteous.

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14 The disloyal one will get what his conduct deserves,
and a good one, what his deeds deserve.(A)

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14 The faithless one will pay for his behavior,[a]
    but a good man will be rewarded[b] for his.

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 14:14 Lit. ways
  2. Proverbs 14:14 The Heb. lacks will be rewarded

19 The evil bow before those who are good,
and the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.

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19 Evil men will bow down in the presence of good men
    and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

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22 Don’t those who plan evil go astray?(A)
But those who plan good find loyalty and faithfulness.(B)

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22 Won’t those who plot evil go astray?
    But gracious love and truth are for those who plan what is good.

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