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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 Thus you will walk in the ways of the good
    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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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 shall guide them,
    but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

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The integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.(A)

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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 delivers them,
    but the unfaithful are trapped by evil 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 Those who are kind benefit themselves,
    but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.

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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 Whoever seeks good finds favor,
    but evil comes to one who searches for it.(A)

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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)
    and the one who is wise saves lives.

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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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Good people obtain favor from the Lord,(A)
    but he condemns those who devise wicked 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 person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children,
    but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.(A)

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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 faithless will be fully repaid for their ways,(A)
    and the good rewarded for theirs.(B)

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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 Evildoers will bow down in the presence of the good,
    and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.(A)

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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 Do not those who plot evil go astray?(A)
    But those who plan what is good find[a] love and faithfulness.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:22 Or show