28 The prospect of the righteous is joy,
    but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.(A)

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28 The hope of the righteous ends in gladness,
    but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.

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30 The righteous will never be uprooted,
    but the wicked will not remain in the land.(A)

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30 The righteous will never totter,
    but the wicked will not remain on the earth.(A)

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The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight,(A)
    but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.(B)

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The righteousness of the blameless keeps their ways straight,
    but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.

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Hopes placed in mortals die with them;(A)
    all the promise of[a] their power comes to nothing.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:7 Two Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts, Vulgate, Syriac and Targum When the wicked die, their hope perishes; / all they expected from

When the wicked die, hope perishes,
    and the expectation of strength comes to nothing.(A)

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The righteous person is rescued from trouble,
    and it falls on the wicked instead.(A)

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The righteous are delivered from trouble,
    and the wicked come into it instead.(A)

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10 When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices;(A)
    when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.(B)

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10 When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices,
    and when the wicked perish, there is jubilation.(A)

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11 Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,(A)
    but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.(B)

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

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18 A wicked person earns deceptive wages,
    but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.(A)

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18 The wicked earn no real gain,
    but those who sow righteousness get a true reward.(A)

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21 Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished,
    but those who are righteous will go free.(A)

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21 Be assured, the wicked will not go unpunished,
    but those who are righteous will escape.(A)

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23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
    but the hope of the wicked only 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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31 If the righteous receive their due(A) on earth,
    how much more the ungodly and the sinner!

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31 If the righteous are repaid on earth,
    how much more the wicked and the sinner!(A)

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11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,(A)
    but the tent of the upright will flourish.(B)

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11 The house of the wicked is destroyed,
    but the tent of the upright flourishes.(A)

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