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)
35 The wise will inherit honor,
but he holds up fools to dishonor.[a]

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  1. 3:35 Or but haughty fools dishonor, or but fools exalt dishonor

33 The curse of Yahweh is on the house of the wicked,
    and the abode of the righteous ones he blesses.
34 With those who scorn, he is scornful,
    but to those who are humble, he gives favor.
35 They will inherit the honor of the wise,
    but stubborn fools, disgrace.

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The Lord will not let the righteous go hungry,(A)
but he denies the wicked what they crave.(B)

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Yahweh will not cause a righteous person[a] to go hungry,
    but the craving of the wicked he will thwart.

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  1. Proverbs 10:3 Or “soul,” or “inner self”

22 The Lord’s blessing enriches,(A)
and he adds no painful effort to it.[a](B)

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  1. 10:22 Or and painful effort adds nothing to it

22 The blessing of Yahweh makes one rich,
    and he does not increase sorrow with it.

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24 What the wicked dreads will come to him,(A)
but what the righteous desire will be given to them.(B)

25 When the whirlwind passes,
the wicked are no more,(C)
but the righteous are secure forever.(D)

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24 The dread of the wicked will come upon him,
    but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25 With the passing of the tempest, there is no wickedness,
    but the righteous have a foundation forever.

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28 The hope of the righteous is joy,(A)
but the expectation of the wicked will perish.(B)

29 The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the honorable,
but destruction awaits evildoers.(C)

30 The righteous will never be shaken,
but the wicked will not remain on the earth.(D)

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28 The hope of the righteous is gladness,
    but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.
29 A stronghold for the upright is the way of Yahweh,
    but ruin belongs to evildoers.[a]
30 The righteous one is forever; he will not be removed.
    But the wicked will not remain in the land.[b]

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  1. Proverbs 10:29 Literally “them who do evil”
  2. Proverbs 10:30 Or “earth”

The integrity of the upright guides them,(A)
but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.(B)

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The integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

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The righteousness of the blameless clears his path,
but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness.

The righteousness of the upright rescues them,
but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.(A)

When the wicked person dies,
his expectation comes to nothing,
and hope placed in wealth[a][b] vanishes.(B)

The righteous one is rescued from trouble;
in his place, the wicked one goes in.(C)

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  1. 11:7 LXX reads hope of the ungodly
  2. 11:7 Or strength

The righteousness of the blameless will keep his ways straight,
    but the wicked will fall by his wickedness.
The righteousness of the upright will save them,
    but by a scheme the treacherous will be taken captive.
With the death of a wicked person, hope will die,
    and the expectation of the godless perishes.
The righteous is delivered from trouble,
    but the wicked enters into it.

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19 Genuine righteousness leads to life,(A)
but pursuing evil leads to death.(B)

20 Those with twisted minds are detestable to the Lord,
but those with blameless conduct are his delight.(C)

21 Be assured[a] that a wicked person
will not go unpunished,(D)
but the offspring of the righteous will escape.

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  1. 11:21 Lit Hand to hand

19 He who is steadfast in righteousness is to life
    as[a] he who pursues evil is to death.
20 An abomination of Yahweh are the crooked of heart,[b]
    but his delight are those with blameless ways.[c]
21 Rest assured,[d] the wicked will not go unpunished,
    but the offspring[e] of the righteous will escape.

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  1. Proverbs 11:19 Hebrew “and”
  2. Proverbs 11:20 Literally “crooked ones of heart”; “heart” may also be translated “mind”
  3. Proverbs 11:20 Literally “blameless ones of ways”
  4. Proverbs 11:21 Literally “Hand to hand”
  5. Proverbs 11:21 Or “seed”

23 The desire of the righteous turns out well,(A)
but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.(B)

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23 The desire of the righteous is only good,
    but the expectation of the wicked, wrath.

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27 The one who searches for what is good(A) seeks favor,
but if someone looks for trouble, it will come to him.(B)

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27 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
    but he who inquires of evil, it will come to him.

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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(A)
but a cunning person takes lives.(B)

31 If the righteous will be repaid on earth,
how much more the wicked and sinful.(C)

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30 The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life,
    and he who captures souls[a] is wise.
31 If the righteous on earth will be repaid,
    how much more[b] the wicked and sinner.

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  1. Proverbs 11:30 Or “persons,” or “inner selves”
  2. Proverbs 11:31 Literally “more for”

One who is good obtains favor from the Lord,(A)
but he condemns a person who schemes.(B)

No one can be made secure by wickedness,
but the root of the righteous is immovable.(C)

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The good obtains favor from Yahweh,
    but anyone who schemes, he condemns.
A person will not be established by wickedness,
    but the root of the righteous will not be moved.

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