11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield.(A)
The Lord grants favor and honor;
he does not withhold the good
from those who live with integrity.(B)

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11 For the Lord God is a sun(A) and shield;(B)
    the Lord bestows favor and honor;
no good thing does he withhold(C)
    from those whose walk is blameless.

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The one who lives with integrity lives securely,(A)
but whoever perverts his ways will be found out.(B)

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Whoever walks in integrity(A) walks securely,(B)
    but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.(C)

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A righteous person acts with integrity;(A)
his children who come after him will be happy.(B)

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The righteous lead blameless lives;(A)
    blessed are their children after them.(B)

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18 The one who lives with integrity will be helped,
but one who distorts right and wrong[a]
will suddenly fall.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 28:18 Lit who is twisted regarding two ways

18 The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe,(A)
    but the one whose ways are perverse will fall(B) into the pit.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:18 Syriac (see Septuagint); Hebrew into one

Every word of God is pure;[a](A)
he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 30:5 Lit refined

“Every word of God is flawless;(A)
    he is a shield(B) to those who take refuge in him.

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