20 So you may walk in the way of goodness,
And keep to the paths of righteousness.

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Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser;
Teach a just man, (A)and he will increase in learning.

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

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11 The mouth of the righteous is a well of life,
But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

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16 The labor of the righteous leads to (A)life,
The wages of the wicked to sin.

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

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21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
But fools die for lack of [a]wisdom.

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  1. Proverbs 10:21 Lit. heart

24 (A)The fear of the wicked will come upon him,
And (B)the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25 When the whirlwind passes by, (C)the wicked is no more,
But (D)the righteous has an everlasting foundation.

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28 The hope of the righteous will be gladness,
But the (A)expectation of the wicked will perish.

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30 (A)The righteous will never be removed,
But the wicked will not inhabit the [a]earth.
31 (B)The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
But the perverse tongue will be cut out.
32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,
But the mouth of the wicked what is perverse.

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  1. Proverbs 10:30 land

(A)The righteous is delivered from trouble,
And it comes to the wicked instead.
The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor,
But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
10 (B)When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices;
And when the wicked perish, there is jubilation.

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23 The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the expectation of the wicked (A)is wrath.

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28 (A)He who trusts in his riches will fall,
But (B)the righteous will flourish like foliage.

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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
And (A)he who [a]wins souls is wise.

31 (B)If the righteous will be [b]recompensed on the earth,
How much more the ungodly and the sinner.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:30 Lit. takes, in the sense of brings, cf. 1 Sam. 16:11
  2. Proverbs 11:31 rewarded

19 The evil will bow before the good,
And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

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32 The wicked is banished in his wickedness,
But (A)the righteous has a refuge in his death.

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In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,
But in the revenue of the wicked is trouble.

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28 The heart of the righteous (A)studies how to answer,
But the mouth of the wicked pours forth evil.

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29 (A)The Lord is far from the wicked,
But (B)He hears the prayer of the righteous.

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10 The name of the Lord is a strong (A)tower;
The righteous run to it and are [a]safe.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:10 secure, lit. set on high

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