Proverbs 3:33
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33 The Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked,
but he blesses the home of the righteous.
Proverbs 4:18
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18 The way of the righteous is like morning light
that gets brighter and brighter till it is full day.
Proverbs 11:11
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11 A city is honored by the blessing of the virtuous;
it is destroyed by the words of the wicked.
Proverbs 11:30-31
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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
and the wise gather lives.[a]
31 If the righteous receive their due on earth,
how much more the wicked and sinners?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:30 Or LXX, Syr violence takes lives away
Proverbs 13:21
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21 Trouble pursues sinners,
but good things reward the righteous.
Proverbs 14:2
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2 Those who walk with integrity fear the Lord,
but those who take a crooked path despise him.
Proverbs 15:8
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8 The Lord detests the sacrifices of the wicked,
but favors the prayers of those who do right.
Proverbs 15:19
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19 The path of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns,
but the way of those who do right is a clear road.
Proverbs 15:29
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29 The Lord is far from the wicked,
but he listens to the prayers of the righteous.
Proverbs 16:13
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13 Kings favor those with righteous lips;
they love words of integrity.
Proverbs 21:12
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12 The righteous one observes the house of the wicked,
turning the wicked toward trouble.
Proverbs 21:21
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21 Those who pursue righteousness and kindness
will find life, righteousness, and honor.
Proverbs 29:6
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6 The wicked are snared by their own sin;[a]
the righteous sing and rejoice.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:6 Tg, Syr; MT In the sin of an evil man is a snare
Proverbs 29:10
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10 Murderous people hate the innocent,
and they seek the lives of the virtuous.
Proverbs 29:27
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27 The unjust person is disgusting to the righteous;
the straight path is disgusting to the wicked.
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