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
Christian Standard Bible
20 So follow the way of the good,(A)
and keep to the paths of the righteous.
Proverbs 9:9
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9 Give instruction[a] to the wise, and they will become wiser still;
teach the righteous, and they will gain in learning.(A)
Footnotes
- 9.9 Heb lacks instruction
Proverbs 9:9
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9 Instruct the wise, and he will be wiser still;
teach the righteous, and he will learn more.(A)
Proverbs 10:6
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6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(A)
Proverbs 10:6
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6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(A)
Proverbs 10:11
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11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(A)
Proverbs 10:11
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11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,(A)
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(B)
Proverbs 10:16
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16 The wage of the righteous leads to life,
the gain of the wicked to sin.
Proverbs 10:16
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16 The reward of the righteous is life;
the wages of the wicked is punishment.(A)
Proverbs 10:20
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20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;
the mind of the wicked is of little worth.(A)
Proverbs 10:20
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20 The tongue of the righteous is pure silver;
the heart of the wicked is of little value.(A)
Proverbs 10:21
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21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for lack of sense.
Proverbs 10:21
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21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for lack of sense.(A)
Proverbs 10:24-25
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24 What the wicked dread will come upon them,
but the desire of the righteous will be granted.(A)
25 When the tempest passes, the wicked are no more,
but the righteous are established forever.(B)
Proverbs 10:24-25
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24 What the wicked dreads will come to him,(A)
but what the righteous desire will be given to them.(B)
Proverbs 10:28
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28 The hope of the righteous ends in gladness,
but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.
Proverbs 10:28
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Proverbs 10:30-32
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30 The righteous will never totter,
but the wicked will not remain on the earth.(A)
31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
but the perverse tongue will be cut off.(B)
32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,
but the mouth of the wicked what is perverse.
Proverbs 10:30-32
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30 The righteous will never be shaken,
but the wicked will not remain on the earth.(A)
32 The lips of the righteous know what is appropriate,(D)
but the mouth of the wicked, only what is perverse.(E)
Proverbs 11:8-10
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8 The righteous are delivered from trouble,
and the wicked come into it instead.(A)
9 With their mouths the godless would destroy their neighbors,
but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
10 When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices,
and when the wicked perish, there is jubilation.(B)
Proverbs 11:8-10
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8 The righteous one is rescued from trouble;
in his place, the wicked one goes in.(A)
9 With his mouth the ungodly destroys his neighbor,
but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.
Proverbs 11:23
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23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
the expectation of the wicked in wrath.
Proverbs 11:23
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