22 but the wicked(A) will be cut off from the land,(B)
    and the unfaithful will be torn from it.(C)

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14 Do not set foot on the path of the wicked
    or walk in the way of evildoers.(A)

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19 But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness;(A)
    they do not know what makes them stumble.(B)

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22 The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them;(A)
    the cords of their sins hold them fast.(B)

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12 A troublemaker and a villain,
    who goes about with a corrupt mouth,

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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 fountain of life,(A)
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(B)

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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 choice silver,
    but the heart of the wicked is of little value.

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

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

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27 The fear of the Lord adds length to life,(A)
    but the years of the wicked are cut short.(B)

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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 uprooted,
    but the wicked will not remain in the land.(A)

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The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight,(A)
    but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.(B)

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Hopes placed in mortals die with them;(A)
    all the promise of[a] their power comes to nothing.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:7 Two Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts, Vulgate, Syriac and Targum When the wicked die, their hope perishes; / all they expected from

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

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

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11 Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,(A)
    but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.(B)

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18 A wicked person earns deceptive wages,
    but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.(A)

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21 Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished,
    but those who are righteous will go free.(A)

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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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31 If the righteous receive their due(A) on earth,
    how much more the ungodly and the sinner!

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11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,(A)
    but the tent of the upright will flourish.(B)

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