Proverbs 2:20
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20 So that you will walk on the road of those who are good,
and the paths of those who are righteous you shall keep.
Proverbs 3:27
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27 Do not withhold good from its owner[a]
when it is in the power of your hand to do.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:27 Or “lord”
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 will save them,
but by a scheme the treacherous will be taken captive.
Proverbs 11:17
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17 A person of kindness rewards himself,[a]
but a cruel person harms his own flesh.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:17 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
Proverbs 11:27
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27 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
but he who inquires of evil, it will come to him.
Proverbs 11:30
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30 The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life,
and he who captures souls[a] is wise.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:30 Or “persons,” or “inner selves”
Proverbs 12:2
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2 The good obtains favor from Yahweh,
but anyone who schemes, he condemns.
Proverbs 13:22
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22 He who is good will leave an inheritance to his grandchildren,[a]
and stored up for the righteous is the wealth of a sinner.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:22 Literally “sons of sons”
Proverbs 14:14
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14 From his ways, the perverse of heart will be satisfied,
and from his own,[a] so shall a good man.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:14 Literally “from upon him”
Proverbs 14:19
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19 The evil bow down before the good,
and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 14:22
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22 Have they not erred, those who plan evil?
But loyalty and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.
Proverbs 15:3
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3 In every place, the eyes of Yahweh
keep watch over the evil and the good.
Proverbs 17:13
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13 For he who returns evil for good,
evil will not depart from his house.
Proverbs 17:26
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26 Also, imposing a fine on the righteous is not good,
nor to flog nobles for uprightness.
Proverbs 20:8
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8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment
winnows all evil with his eyes.
Proverbs 28:10
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10 He who misleads the upright onto the way of evil,
into his pits he will fall.
But as for the blameless, they will inherit good.
Proverbs 28:21
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21 Showing partiality[a] is not good,
and over a morsel of bread, a strong man will do wrong.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:21 Literally “Recognizing faces”
Proverbs 31:10-12
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An Excellent Woman[a]
10 A woman[b] of excellence,[c] who will find?
For her worth is far more than precious jewels.
11 The heart of her husband[d] trusts in her,
and gain he will not lack.
12 She does him good, but not harm
all the days of her life.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 31:10 Prov 31:10–31 is an acrostic poem
- Proverbs 31:10 Or “wife”
- Proverbs 31:10 Or “strength,” or “valor,” or “ability,” or “efficiency”
- Proverbs 31:11 Or “lord”
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