33 The Lord’s curse is on the household of the wicked,(A)
but he blesses the home of the righteous;
34 He mocks those who mock
but gives grace to the humble.(B)

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33 The Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked,
    but he blesses the abode of the righteous.(A)
34 Toward the scorners he is scornful,
    but to the humble he shows favor.(B)

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23 Guard your heart above all else,[a]
for it is the source of life.(A)
24 Don’t let your mouth speak dishonestly,(B)
and don’t let your lips talk deviously.
25 Let your eyes look forward;
fix your gaze[b] straight ahead.(C)
26 Carefully consider the path[c] for your feet,(D)
and all your ways will be established.
27 Don’t turn to the right or to the left;(E)
keep your feet away from evil.

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Footnotes

  1. 4:23 Or heart with all diligence
  2. 4:25 Lit eyelids
  3. 4:26 Or Clear a path

23 Keep your heart with all vigilance,
    for from it flow the springs of life.(A)
24 Put away from you crooked speech,
    and put devious talk far from you.(B)
25 Let your eyes look directly forward
    and your gaze be straight before you.
26 Keep straight the path of your feet,
    and all your ways will be sure.(C)
27 Do not swerve to the right or to the left;
    turn your foot away from evil.(D)

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35 For the one who finds me finds life(A)
and obtains favor from the Lord,(B)

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35 For whoever finds me finds life
    and obtains favor from the Lord,(A)

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

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

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17 A kind man benefits himself,(A)
but a cruel person brings ruin on himself.(B)

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17 Those who are kind reward themselves,
    but the cruel do themselves harm.

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31 If the righteous will be repaid on earth,
how much more the wicked and sinful.(A)

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31 If the righteous are repaid on earth,
    how much more the wicked and the sinner!(A)

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One who is good obtains favor from the Lord,(A)
but he condemns a person who schemes.(B)

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The good obtain favor from the Lord,
    but those who devise evil he condemns.(A)

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12 The wicked desire what evil people have caught,[a]
but the root of the righteous is productive.

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  1. 12:12 Or desire a stronghold of evil

12 The wicked covet the proceeds of wickedness,[a]
    but the root of the righteous bears fruit.

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  1. 12.12 Or covet the catch of the wicked

21 Disaster pursues sinners,
but good rewards the righteous.(A)

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21 Misfortune pursues sinners,
    but prosperity rewards the righteous.(A)

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14 The disloyal one will get what his conduct deserves,
and a good one, what his deeds deserve.(A)

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14 The perverse get what their ways deserve,
    and the good, what their deeds deserve.[a](A)

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  1. 14.14 Cn: Heb from upon him

22 A man who finds a wife finds a good thing(A)
and obtains favor from the Lord.(B)

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22 He who finds a wife finds a good thing
    and obtains favor from the Lord.(A)

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A generous person[a] will be blessed,(A)
for he shares his food with the poor.(B)

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  1. 22:9 Lit Good of eye

Those who are generous are blessed,
    for they share their bread with the poor.(A)

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