33 (A)The Lord's curse is on the house of the wicked,
    but he (B)blesses the dwelling of the righteous.
34 Toward the (C)scorners he (D)is scornful,
    (E)but to the humble he gives favor.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 3:34 Or grace

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

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  1. Proverbs 4:26 Or Make level

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

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

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

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  1. Proverbs 10:6 Or but violence covers the mouth of the wicked; also verse 11

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

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17 (A)A man who is kind benefits himself,
    but a cruel man hurts himself.

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

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

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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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A good man (A)obtains favor from the Lord,
    but a man of evil devices he condemns.

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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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12 Whoever is wicked covets (A)the spoil of evildoers,
    but the root of the righteous bears fruit.

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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

21 (A)Disaster[a] pursues sinners,
    (B)but the righteous are rewarded with good.

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  1. Proverbs 13:21 Or Evil

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

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14 The backslider in heart will be (A)filled with the fruit of his ways,
    and (B)a good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways.

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

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

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(A)Whoever has a bountiful[a] eye will be blessed,
    for he (B)shares his bread with the poor.

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  1. Proverbs 22:9 Hebrew good

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