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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(A) is on the house of the wicked,(B)
    but he blesses the home of the righteous.(C)
34 He mocks(D) proud mockers(E)
    but shows favor to the humble(F) and oppressed.

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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 Above all else, guard(A) your heart,
    for everything you do flows from it.(B)
24 Keep your mouth free of perversity;
    keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
25 Let your eyes(C) look straight ahead;
    fix your gaze directly before you.
26 Give careful thought to the[a] paths for your feet(D)
    and be steadfast in all your ways.
27 Do not turn to the right or the left;(E)
    keep your foot from evil.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 4:26 Or Make level

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

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35 For those who find me(A) find life(B)
    and receive favor from the Lord.(C)

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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 crown the head of the righteous,
    but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:6 Or righteous, / but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence

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

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17 Those who are kind benefit themselves,
    but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.

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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 receive their due(A) on earth,
    how much more the ungodly and the sinner!

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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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Good people obtain favor from the Lord,(A)
    but he condemns those who devise wicked 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 the stronghold of evildoers,
    but the root of the righteous endures.

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21 Misfortune pursues sinners,
    but prosperity rewards the righteous.

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21 Trouble pursues the sinner,(A)
    but the righteous(B) are rewarded with good things.(C)

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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 faithless will be fully repaid for their ways,(A)
    and the good rewarded for theirs.(B)

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22 Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing,
    and obtains favor of Yahweh.

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22 He who finds a wife finds what is good(A)
    and receives 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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The generous will themselves be blessed,(A)
    for they share their food with the poor.(B)

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