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 home of the righteous.
34 He mocks mockers,
    but he shows favor to the humble.

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

23 More than anything you guard, protect your mind, for life flows from it.
24 Have nothing to do with a corrupt mouth;
    keep devious lips far from you.
25 Focus your eyes straight ahead;
    keep your gaze on what is in front of you.
26 Watch your feet on the way,
    and all your paths will be secure.
27 Don’t deviate a bit to the right or the left;
    turn your feet away from evil.

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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 Those who find me find life;
    they gain favor from the Lord.

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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 cover the head of the righteous,
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

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

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17 Kind persons benefit themselves,
    but cruel people harm themselves.

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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 receive their due on earth,
    how much more the wicked and sinners?

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The good person obtains favor from the Lord,(A)
but He condemns a man who schemes.(B)

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The Lord favors good people,
    but he condemns schemers.

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12 The wicked desire what evil men have,[a]
but the root of the righteous produces fruit.

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  1. Proverbs 12:12 Or desire a stronghold of evil

12 Desiring evil is a trap for the wicked,
    but the root of the righteous endures.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 12:12 Or gives

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

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21 Trouble pursues sinners,
    but good things reward the righteous.

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

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14 Rebellious hearts receive satisfaction from their ways;
    the good receive the due reward for their deeds.

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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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22 He who finds a wife finds what is good,
    gaining favor from the Lord.

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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. Proverbs 22:9 Lit Good of eye

Happy are generous people,
    because they give some of their food to the poor.

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