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20 So you may walk in the way of good men,
    and keep the paths of the righteous.

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

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27 Don’t withhold good from those to whom it is due,
    when it is in the power of your hand to do it.

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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

The integrity of the upright shall guide them,
    but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

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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 righteousness of the upright shall deliver them,
    but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.

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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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17 The merciful man does good to his own soul,
    but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.

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

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27 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
    but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.

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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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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life.
    He who is wise wins souls.

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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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A good man shall obtain favor from Yahweh,
    but he will condemn a man of wicked plans.

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

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22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
    but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.

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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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Footnotes

  1. 13:22 Or inheritance: his

14 The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways;
    likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways.

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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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19 The evil bow down before the good,
    and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

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

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22 Don’t they go astray who plot evil?
    But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.

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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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