20 So you will walk in the way of the good and keep to the paths of the righteous.
20 Therefore walk in the way of the good, and keep to the paths of the just.
27 (A)Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,[a] when it is in your power to do it.
27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,[a] when it is in your power to do it.(A)
3 (A)The integrity of the upright guides them, (B)but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.(A)
6 (A)The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous (B)are taken captive by their lust.
6 The righteousness of the upright saves them, but the treacherous are taken captive by their schemes.(A)
17 (A)A man who is kind benefits himself, but a cruel man hurts himself.
17 Those who are kind reward themselves, but the cruel do themselves harm.
27 Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor,[a] but evil comes to (A)him who searches for it.
27 Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor, but evil comes to the one who searches for it.(A)
30 The fruit of the righteous is (A)a tree of life, and whoever (B)captures souls is wise.
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the wise capture souls.(A)
2 A good man (A)obtains favor from the Lord, but a man of evil devices he condemns.
2 The good obtain favor from the Lord, but those who devise evil he condemns.(A)
22 (A)A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but (B)the sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous.
22 The good leave an inheritance to their children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.(A)
14 The backslider in heart will be (A)filled with the fruit of his ways, and (B)a good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways.
14 The perverse get what their ways deserve, and the good, what their deeds deserve.[a](A)
19 (A)The evil bow down before the good, the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
19 The evil bow down before the good, the wicked at the gates of the righteous.(A)
22 Do they not go astray who (A)devise evil? Those who devise good meet[a] (B)steadfast love and faithfulness.
22 Do not those who plan evil err? Those who plan good find loyalty and faithfulness.
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