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33 The Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked,
    but he blesses the home of the righteous.

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18 The way of the righteous is like morning light
    that gets brighter and brighter till it is full day.

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11 A city is honored by the blessing of the virtuous;
    it is destroyed by the words of the wicked.

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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?

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:30 Or LXX, Syr violence takes lives away

21 Trouble pursues sinners,
    but good things reward the righteous.

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Those who walk with integrity fear the Lord,
    but those who take a crooked path despise him.

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The Lord detests the sacrifices of the wicked,
    but favors the prayers of those who do right.

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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.

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29 The Lord is far from the wicked,
    but he listens to the prayers of the righteous.

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13 Kings favor those with righteous lips;
    they love words of integrity.

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12 The righteous one observes the house of the wicked,
    turning the wicked toward trouble.

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21 Those who pursue righteousness and kindness
    will find life, righteousness, and honor.

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The wicked are snared by their own sin;[a]
    the righteous sing and rejoice.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:6 Tg, Syr; MT In the sin of an evil man is a snare

10 Murderous people hate the innocent,
    and they seek the lives of the virtuous.

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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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