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22 But wicked people will be cut off from the land
and treacherous people will be torn [a] from it.

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Footnotes

  1. 2:22 Or “will be swept away.”

14 Do not stray onto the path of wicked people.
Do not walk in the way of evil people.

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19 The way of wicked people is like deep darkness.
They do not know what makes them stumble.

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22 A wicked person will be trapped by his own wrongs,
and he will be caught in the ropes of his own sin.

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12 A good-for-nothing scoundrel is a person who has a dishonest mouth.

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Blessings cover the head of a righteous person,
but violence covers the mouths of wicked people.

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11 The mouth of a righteous person is a fountain of life,
but the mouths of wicked people conceal violence.

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16 A righteous person’s reward is life.
A wicked person’s harvest is sin.

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20 The tongue of a righteous person is pure silver.
The hearts of wicked people are worthless.

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Righteous People Contrasted to Wicked People

24 That which wicked people dread happens to them,
but ⌞the Lord grants the desire of righteous people.

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25 When the storm has passed, the wicked person has vanished,
but the righteous person has an everlasting foundation.

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27 The fear of the Lord lengthens ⌞the number of⌟ days,
but the years of wicked people are shortened.

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28 The hope of righteous people ⌞leads to⌟ joy,
but the eager waiting of wicked people comes to nothing.

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30 A righteous person will never be moved,
but wicked people will not continue to live in the land.

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The righteousness of innocent people makes their road smooth,
but wicked people fall by their own wickedness.

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At the death of a wicked person, hope vanishes.
Moreover, his confidence in strength vanishes.

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A righteous person is rescued from trouble,
and a wicked person takes his place.

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10 When righteous people prosper, a city is glad.
When wicked people die, there are songs of joy.

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11 With the blessing of decent people a city is raised up,
but by the words of wicked people, it is torn down.

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18 A wicked person earns dishonest wages,
but whoever spreads righteousness earns honest pay.

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21 Certainly, an evil person will not go unpunished,
but the descendants of righteous people will escape.

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

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31 If the righteous person is rewarded on earth,
how much more the wicked person and the sinner!

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11 The houses of wicked people will be destroyed,
but the tents of decent people will continue to expand.

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