21 For the just shall dwell in the [a]land, and the upright men shall remain in it.

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  1. Proverbs 2:21 They shall enjoy the temporal and spiritual promises of God, as the wicked shall be void of them.

32 For the froward is abomination unto the Lord: but his [a]secret is with the righteous.

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  1. Proverbs 3:32 That is, his covenant and fatherly affection which is hid and secret from the world.

The uprightness of the just shall guide them: but the frowardness of the transgressors shall destroy them.

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The righteousness of the just shall deliver them: but the transgressors shall be taken in their own wickedness.

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11 By the [a]blessing of the righteous the city is exalted: but it is subverted by the mouth of the wicked.

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  1. Proverbs 11:11 Or, prosperity.

The fool maketh a mock of [a]sin: but among the righteous there is favor.

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  1. Proverbs 14:9 Doth not know the grievousness thereof, nor God’s judgments against the same.

11 The house of the wicked shall be destroyed: but the tabernacle of the righteous shall flourish.

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The [a]sacrifice of the wicked is abomination unto the Lord: but the prayer of the righteous is acceptable unto him.

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  1. Proverbs 15:8 That thing is abominable before God, which the wicked think to be most excellent, and whereby they think most to be accepted.

19 The way of a slothful man is as an hedge of [a]thorns: but the way of the righteous is plain.

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  1. Proverbs 15:19 That is, he ever findeth some let or stay, and dare not go forward.

17 The path of the righteous is to decline from evil, and he keepeth his soul that keepeth his way.

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18 The [a]wicked shall be a ransom for the just, and the transgressor for the righteous.

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  1. Proverbs 21:18 God shall cause that to fall on their own heads, which they intended against the just by delivering the just, and putting the wicked in their places.

29 A wicked man hardeneth his face: but the just, he will direct his way.

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10 Bloody men hate him that is upright: but the just have care of his soul.

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27 A wicked man is abomination to the just, and he that is upright in his way, is abomination to the wicked.

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