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33 Yahweh’s curse is in the house of the wicked,
    but he blesses the habitation of the righteous.
34 Surely he mocks the mockers,
    but he gives grace to the humble.

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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;
34 He mocks those who mock
but gives grace to the humble.(B)

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23 Keep your heart with all diligence,
    for out of it is the wellspring of life.
24 Put away from yourself a perverse mouth.
    Put corrupt lips far from you.
25 Let your eyes look straight ahead.
    Fix your gaze directly before you.
26 Make the path of your feet level.
    Let all of your ways be established.
27 Don’t turn to the right hand nor to the left.
    Remove your foot from evil.

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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

35 For whoever finds me, finds life,
    and will obtain favor from Yahweh.

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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 violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

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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 The merciful man does good to his own soul,
    but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.

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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 Behold, the righteous shall be repaid in the 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 shall obtain favor from Yahweh,
    but he will condemn a man of wicked plans.

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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 The wicked desires the plunder of evil men,
    but the root of the righteous flourishes.

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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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Footnotes

  1. 12:12 Or desire a stronghold of evil

21 Misfortune pursues sinners,
    but prosperity rewards the righteous.

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

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14 The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways;
    likewise a good man will be rewarded for 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 Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing,
    and obtains favor of Yahweh.

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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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He who has a generous eye will be blessed;
    for he shares his food with the poor.

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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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Footnotes

  1. 22:9 Lit Good of eye