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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 Therefore walk in the way of the good,
    and keep to the paths of the just.

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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,[a]
    when it is in your power to do it.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 3.27 Heb from its owners

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 crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.(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 saves them,
    but the treacherous are taken captive by their schemes.(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 reward themselves,
    but the cruel do themselves harm.

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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 diligently seeks good seeks favor,
    but evil comes to the 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,
    and the wise capture souls.(A)

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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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The good obtain favor from the Lord,
    but those who devise evil he condemns.(A)

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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 The good leave an inheritance to their children’s children,
    but the sinner’s wealth is laid 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 perverse get what their ways deserve,
    and the good, what their deeds deserve.[a](A)

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  1. 14.14 Cn: Heb from upon him

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 down before the good,
    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 plan evil err?
    Those who plan good find loyalty and faithfulness.

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