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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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Instruct a wise person, and he will be still wiser.
    Teach a righteous person, and he will increase in learning.

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Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still;
    teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.(A)

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Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
    but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

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Blessings crown the head of the righteous,
    but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:6 Or righteous, / but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence

11 The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life,
    but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

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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)

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16 The labor of the righteous leads to life.
    The increase of the wicked leads to sin.

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16 The wages of the righteous is life,(A)
    but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.(B)

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20 The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver.
    The heart of the wicked is of little worth.

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20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,
    but the heart of the wicked is of little value.

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21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
    but the foolish die for lack of understanding.

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21 The lips of the righteous nourish many,
    but fools die for lack of sense.(A)

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24 What the wicked fear will overtake them,
    but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25 When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more;
    but the righteous stand firm forever.

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24 What the wicked dread(A) will overtake them;(B)
    what the righteous desire will be granted.(C)

25 When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,
    but the righteous stand firm(D) forever.(E)

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28 The prospect of the righteous is joy,
    but the hope of the wicked will perish.

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28 The prospect of the righteous is joy,
    but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.(A)

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30 The righteous will never be removed,
    but the wicked will not dwell in the land.
31 The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom,
    but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,
    but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

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30 The righteous will never be uprooted,
    but the wicked will not remain in the land.(A)

31 From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom,(B)
    but a perverse tongue(C) will be silenced.

32 The lips of the righteous know what finds favor,(D)
    but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.(E)

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A righteous person is delivered out of trouble,
    and the wicked takes his place.
With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor,
    but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge.
10 When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices.
    When the wicked perish, there is shouting.

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The righteous person is rescued from trouble,
    and it falls on the wicked instead.(A)

With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors,
    but through knowledge the righteous escape.(B)

10 When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices;(C)
    when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.(D)

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23 The desire of the righteous is only good.
    The expectation of the wicked is wrath.

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23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
    but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.

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