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

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

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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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Good people obtain favor from the Lord,(A)
    but he condemns those who devise wicked schemes.(B)

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12 The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers,
    but the root of the righteous endures.

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

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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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The generous will themselves be blessed,(A)
    for they share their food with the poor.(B)

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21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat;
    if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
22 In doing this, you will heap burning coals(A) on his head,
    and the Lord will reward you.(B)

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20 A faithful person will be richly blessed,
    but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.(A)

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