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33 The Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked,
    but he blesses the abode of the righteous.(A)
34 Toward the scorners he is scornful,
    but to the humble he shows favor.(B)
35 The wise will inherit honor,
    but stubborn fools, disgrace.

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33 The Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked,
    but he blesses the abode of the righteous.
34 Toward the scorners he is scornful,
    but to the humble he shows favor.
35 The wise will inherit honor,
    but fools get[a] disgrace.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:35 Cn: Heb exalt

The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,
    but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.(A)

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The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,
    but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

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22 The blessing of the Lord makes rich,
    and toil adds nothing to it.(A)

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22 The blessing of the Lord makes rich,
    and he adds no sorrow with it.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 10:22 Or and toil adds nothing to it

24 What the wicked dread will come upon them,
    but the desire of the righteous will be granted.(A)
25 When the tempest passes, the wicked are no more,
    but the righteous are established forever.(B)

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24 What the wicked dreads will come upon him,
    but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25 When the tempest passes, the wicked is no more,
    but the righteous is established for ever.

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28 The hope of the righteous ends in gladness,
    but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.
29 The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright
    but destruction for evildoers.(A)
30 The righteous will never totter,
    but the wicked will not remain on the earth.(B)

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28 The hope of the righteous ends in gladness,
    but the expectation of the wicked comes to nought.
29 The Lord is a stronghold to him whose way is upright,
    but destruction to evildoers.
30 The righteous will never be removed,
    but the wicked will not dwell in the land.

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

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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 keeps their ways straight,
    but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.
The righteousness of the upright saves them,
    but the treacherous are taken captive by their schemes.(A)
When the wicked die, hope perishes,
    and the expectation of strength comes to nothing.(B)
The righteous are delivered from trouble,
    and the wicked come into it instead.(C)

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The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight,
    but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.
The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
    but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust.
When the wicked dies, his hope perishes,
    and the expectation of the godless comes to nought.
The righteous is delivered from trouble,
    and the wicked gets into it instead.

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19 Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live,
    but whoever pursues evil will die.
20 Crooked minds are an abomination to the Lord,
    but those of blameless ways are his delight.(A)
21 Be assured, the wicked will not go unpunished,
    but those who are righteous will escape.(B)

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19 He who is steadfast in righteousness will live,
    but he who pursues evil will die.
20 Men of perverse mind are an abomination to the Lord,
    but those of blameless ways are his delight.
21 Be assured, an evil man will not go unpunished,
    but those who are righteous will be delivered.

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23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
    the expectation of the wicked in wrath.

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23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good;
    the expectation of the wicked in wrath.

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27 Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor,
    but evil comes to the one who searches for it.(A)

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27 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
    but evil comes to him who searches for it.

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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
    and the wise capture souls.(A)
31 If the righteous are repaid on earth,
    how much more the wicked and the sinner!(B)

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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
    but lawlessness[a] takes away lives.
31 If the righteous is requited on earth,
    how much more the wicked and the sinner!

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:30 Cn Compare Gk Syr: Heb a wise man

The good obtain favor from the Lord,
    but those who devise evil he condemns.(A)
No one finds security by wickedness,
    but the root of the righteous will never be moved.(B)

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A good man obtains favor from the Lord,
    but a man of evil devices he condemns.
A man is not established by wickedness,
    but the root of the righteous will never be moved.

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