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25 Don’t be afraid of sudden fear,
    neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it comes;
26 for Yahweh will be your confidence,
    and will keep your foot from being taken.

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25 Don’t fear sudden danger
or the ruin of the wicked when it comes,(A)
26 for the Lord will be your confidence[a]
and will keep your foot from a snare.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 3:26 Or be at your side

33 Yahweh’s curse is in the house of the wicked,
    but he blesses the habitation of the righteous.

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33 The Lord’s curse is on the household of the wicked,(A)
but he blesses the home of the righteous;

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16 There are six things which Yahweh hates;
    yes, seven which are an abomination to him:
17 arrogant eyes, a lying tongue,
    hands that shed innocent blood,
18 a heart that devises wicked schemes,
    feet that are swift in running to mischief,
19 a false witness who utters lies,
    and he who sows discord among brothers.

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What the Lord Hates

16 The Lord hates six things;
in fact, seven are detestable to him:
17 arrogant eyes,(A) a lying tongue,(B)
hands that shed innocent blood,(C)
18 a heart that plots wicked schemes,(D)
feet eager to run to evil,(E)
19 a lying witness who gives false testimony,(F)
and one who stirs up trouble among brothers.(G)

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Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry,
    but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

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The Lord will not let the righteous go hungry,(A)
but he denies the wicked what they crave.(B)

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Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
    but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
The memory of the righteous is blessed,
    but the name of the wicked will rot.

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Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(A)

The remembrance of the righteous is a blessing,
but the name of the wicked will rot.(B)

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16 The labor of the righteous leads to life.
    The increase of the wicked leads to sin.

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16 The reward of the righteous is life;
the wages of the wicked is punishment.(A)

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24 What the wicked fear will overtake them,
    but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25 When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more;
    but the righteous stand firm forever.

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24 What the wicked dreads will come to him,(A)
but what the righteous desire will be given to them.(B)

25 When the whirlwind passes,
the wicked are no more,(C)
but the righteous are secure forever.(D)

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28 The prospect of the righteous is joy,
    but the hope of the wicked will perish.
29 The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright,
    but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
30 The righteous will never be removed,
    but the wicked will not dwell in the land.

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28 The hope of the righteous is joy,(A)
but the expectation of the wicked will perish.(B)

29 The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the honorable,
but destruction awaits evildoers.(C)

30 The righteous will never be shaken,
but the wicked will not remain on the earth.(D)

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The integrity of the upright shall guide them,
    but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

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The integrity of the upright guides them,(A)
but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.(B)

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The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way,
    but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them,
    but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.
When a wicked man dies, hope perishes,
    and expectation of power comes to nothing.
A righteous person is delivered out of trouble,
    and the wicked takes his place.
With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor,
    but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge.
10 When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices.
    When the wicked perish, there is shouting.

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The righteousness of the blameless clears his path,
but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness.

The righteousness of the upright rescues them,
but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.(A)

When the wicked person dies,
his expectation comes to nothing,
and hope placed in wealth[a][b] vanishes.(B)

The righteous one is rescued from trouble;
in his place, the wicked one goes in.(C)

With his mouth the ungodly destroys his neighbor,
but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.

10 When the righteous thrive, a city rejoices;(D)
when the wicked die, there is joyful shouting.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 11:7 LXX reads hope of the ungodly
  2. 11:7 Or strength

18 Wicked people earn deceitful wages,
    but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
19 He who is truly righteous gets life.
    He who pursues evil gets death.
20 Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh,
    but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.
21 Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished,
    but the offspring[a] of the righteous will be delivered.

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Footnotes

  1. 11:21 or, seed

18 The wicked person earns an empty wage,
but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward.(A)

19 Genuine righteousness leads to life,(B)
but pursuing evil leads to death.(C)

20 Those with twisted minds are detestable to the Lord,
but those with blameless conduct are his delight.(D)

21 Be assured[a] that a wicked person
will not go unpunished,(E)
but the offspring of the righteous will escape.

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Footnotes

  1. 11:21 Lit Hand to hand

23 The desire of the righteous is only good.
    The expectation of the wicked is wrath.

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23 The desire of the righteous turns out well,(A)
but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.(B)

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