Proverbs 3:33-34
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The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked,
But He blesses the home of the just and righteous.(A)
34
Though He scoffs at the scoffers and scorns the scorners,
Yet He gives His grace [His undeserved favor] to the humble [those who give up self-importance].(B)
Proverbs 4:23-27
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23
Watch over your heart with all diligence,
For from it flow the springs of life.
24
Put away from you a deceitful (lying, misleading) mouth,
And put devious lips far from you.
25
Let your eyes look directly ahead [toward the path of moral courage]
And let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you [toward the path of integrity].
26
Consider well and watch carefully the path of your feet,
And all your ways will be steadfast and sure.
27
Do not turn away to the right nor to the left [where evil may lurk];
Turn your foot from [the path of] evil.
Proverbs 8:35
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35
“For whoever finds me (Wisdom) finds life
And obtains favor and grace from the Lord.
Proverbs 10:6
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6
Blessings are on the head of the righteous [the upright, those in right standing with God],
But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Proverbs 11:17
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The merciful and generous man benefits his soul [for his behavior returns to bless him],
But the cruel and callous man does himself harm.
Proverbs 11:31
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31
If the righteous will be rewarded on the earth [with godly blessings],
How much more [will] the wicked and the sinner [be repaid with punishment]!
Proverbs 12:2
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A good man will obtain favor from the Lord,
But He will condemn a man who devises evil.
Proverbs 12:12
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12
The wicked desire the plunder of evil men,
But the root of the righteous yields richer fruit.
Proverbs 13:21
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21
Adversity pursues sinners,
But the [consistently] upright will be rewarded with prosperity.
Proverbs 14:14
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The backslider in heart will have his fill with his own [rotten] ways,
But a good man will be satisfied with his ways [the godly thought and action which his heart pursues and in which he delights].
Proverbs 18:22
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He who finds a [[a]true and faithful] wife finds a good thing
And obtains favor and approval from the Lord.(A)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:22 In Jewish tradition it is said that in Israel, they used to ask a man who had married, “Matsa or motse?” “Matsa” is the Hebrew for “finds” here, where a good wife is in view, and “motse” is the word for “found” (NASB “discovered”) in Eccl 7:26.
Proverbs 22:9
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He who is generous will be blessed,
For he gives some of his food to the poor.(A)
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