33 (A)The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked,
But (B)He blesses the home of the just.

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33 The curse of Yahweh is on the house of the wicked,
    and the abode of the righteous ones he blesses.

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18 (A)But the path of the just (B)is like the shining [a]sun,
That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.

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  1. Proverbs 4:18 Lit. light

18 But the path of the righteous ones is like the light of dawn,
    leading and shining until the day is full.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 4:18 Literally “is correct”

11 By the blessing of the upright the city is (A)exalted,
But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

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11 By the blessing of the upright, a city will be exalted,
    but by the mouth of the wicked, it will be overthrown.

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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
And (A)he who [a]wins souls is wise.

31 (B)If the righteous will be [b]recompensed on the earth,
How much more the ungodly and the sinner.

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  1. Proverbs 11:30 Lit. takes, in the sense of brings, cf. 1 Sam. 16:11
  2. Proverbs 11:31 rewarded

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”

21 (A)Evil pursues sinners,
But to the righteous, good shall be repaid.

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21 Misfortune will pursue sinners,
    but the righteous will be rewarded with prosperity.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 13:21 Literally “it will reward prosperity”

He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord,
(A)But he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.

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He who walks in uprightness fears Yahweh,
    but he who is devious in his ways displeases him.

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(A)The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But the prayer of the upright is His delight.

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The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination of Yahweh,
    but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

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19 (A)The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns,
But the way of the upright is a highway.

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19 The way of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns,[a]
    but the path of the upright is a highway.

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  1. Proverbs 15:19 Hebrew “thorn”

29 (A)The Lord is far from the wicked,
But (B)He hears the prayer of the righteous.

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29 Yahweh is far from the wicked,
    but the prayers of the righteous he will hear.

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13 (A)Righteous lips are the delight of kings,
And they love him who speaks what is right.

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13 The delight of kings are the lips of righteousness,
    and he who speaks what is upright he will love.

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12 The righteous God wisely considers the house of the wicked,
Overthrowing the wicked for their wickedness.

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12 The righteous observes the house of the wicked;
    he throws the wicked to ruin.

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21 (A)He who follows righteousness and mercy
Finds life, righteousness, and honor.

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21 He who pursues righteousness and kindness
    will find life, righteousness, and honor.

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