Proverbs 2:20
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20 So you may walk in the way of goodness,
And keep to the paths of righteousness.
Proverbs 9:9
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9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser;
Teach a just man, (A)and he will increase in learning.
Proverbs 10:6
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6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 10:11
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11 The mouth of the righteous is a well of life,
But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 10:16
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16 The labor of the righteous leads to (A)life,
The wages of the wicked to sin.
Proverbs 10:20
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20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;
The heart of the wicked is worth little.
Proverbs 10:21
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21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
But fools die for lack of [a]wisdom.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:21 Lit. heart
Proverbs 10:24-25
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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.
Proverbs 10:28
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28 The hope of the righteous will be gladness,
But the (A)expectation of the wicked will perish.
Proverbs 10:30-32
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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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:30 land
Proverbs 11:8-10
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8 (A)The righteous is delivered from trouble,
And it comes to the wicked instead.
9 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.
Proverbs 11:23
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23 The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the expectation of the wicked (A)is wrath.
Proverbs 11:28
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Proverbs 11:30-31
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31 (B)If the righteous will be [b]recompensed on the earth,
How much more the ungodly and the sinner.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:30 Lit. takes, in the sense of brings, cf. 1 Sam. 16:11
- Proverbs 11:31 rewarded
Proverbs 14:19
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19 The evil will bow before the good,
And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 14:32
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32 The wicked is banished in his wickedness,
But (A)the righteous has a refuge in his death.
Proverbs 15:6
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6 In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,
But in the revenue of the wicked is trouble.
Proverbs 15:28
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28 The heart of the righteous (A)studies how to answer,
But the mouth of the wicked pours forth evil.
Proverbs 15:29
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Proverbs 18:10
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:10 secure, lit. set on high
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