Proverbs 2:20
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20 Therefore walk in the way of the good,
and keep to the paths of the just.
Proverbs 2:20
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20 So you will walk in the way of good men
and keep to the paths of the righteous.
Proverbs 3:27
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- 3.27 Heb from its owners
Proverbs 3:27
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27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it[a] is due,
when it is in your power to do it.
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- Proverbs 3:27 Heb Do not withhold good from its owners
Proverbs 11:3
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3 The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.(A)
Proverbs 11:3
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3 The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
Proverbs 11:6
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6 The righteousness of the upright saves them,
but the treacherous are taken captive by their schemes.(A)
Proverbs 11:6
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6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust.
Proverbs 11:17
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17 Those who are kind reward themselves,
but the cruel do themselves harm.
Proverbs 11:17
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17 A man who is kind benefits himself,
but a cruel man hurts himself.
Proverbs 11:27
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27 Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor,
but evil comes to the one who searches for it.(A)
Proverbs 11:27
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27 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
but evil comes to him who searches for it.
Proverbs 11:30
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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
and the wise capture souls.(A)
Proverbs 11:30
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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
but lawlessness[a] takes away lives.
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- Proverbs 11:30 Cn Compare Gk Syr: Heb a wise man
Proverbs 12:2
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2 The good obtain favor from the Lord,
but those who devise evil he condemns.(A)
Proverbs 12:2
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2 A good man obtains favor from the Lord,
but a man of evil devices he condemns.
Proverbs 13:22
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22 The good leave an inheritance to their children’s children,
but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.(A)
Proverbs 13:22
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22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.
Proverbs 14:14
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- 14.14 Cn: Heb from upon him
Proverbs 14:14
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14 A perverse man will be filled with the fruit of his ways,
and a good man with the fruit of his deeds.[a]
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- Proverbs 14:14 Cn: Heb from upon him
Proverbs 14:19
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19 The evil bow down before the good,
the wicked at the gates of the righteous.(A)
Proverbs 14:19
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19 The evil bow down before the good,
the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 14:22
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22 Do not those who plan evil err?
Those who plan good find loyalty and faithfulness.
Proverbs 14:22
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22 Do they not err that devise evil?
Those who devise good meet loyalty and faithfulness.
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