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

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20 So that you will walk on the road of those who are good,
    and the paths of those who are righteous you shall keep.

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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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Footnotes

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

27 Do not withhold good from its owner[a]
    when it is in the power of your hand to do.

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  1. Proverbs 3:27 Or “lord”

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 upright guides them,
    but the crookedness 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 will save them,
    but by a scheme the treacherous will be taken captive.

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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 person of kindness rewards himself,[a]
    but a cruel person harms his own flesh.

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  1. Proverbs 11:17 Or “soul,” or “inner self”

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 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
    but he who inquires of evil, it will come to 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 righteousness is a tree of life,
    and he who captures souls[a] is wise.

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  1. Proverbs 11:30 Or “persons,” or “inner selves”

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

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The good obtains favor from Yahweh,
    but anyone who schemes, he condemns.

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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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  1. 13:22 Or inheritance: his

22 He who is good will leave an inheritance to his grandchildren,[a]
    and stored up for the righteous is the wealth of a sinner.

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  1. Proverbs 13:22 Literally “sons of sons”

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

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14 From his ways, the perverse of heart will be satisfied,
    and from his own,[a] so shall a good man.

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  1. Proverbs 14:14 Literally “from upon him”

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

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19 The evil bow down before the good,
    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 Have they not erred, those who plan evil?
    But loyalty and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.

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