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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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28 What the righteous hope for brings joy,
    but the expectation of the wicked dies.

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

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30 The righteous will never be overthrown,
    but the wicked will never inhabit the land.

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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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The righteousness of the innocent creates a level path,
    but the wicked fall by their wickedness.

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

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When a wicked person dies, his hope vanishes;[a]
    and what he[b] expected from his scheming comes to nothing.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:7 So MT; LXX reads When a righteous man dies, his hope does not perish
  2. Proverbs 11:7 So MT; LXX reads what the ungodly

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

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The righteous person is delivered from trouble;
    it comes upon the wicked instead.

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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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10 The city rejoices when the righteous prosper,
    and when the wicked perish there is jubilation.

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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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11 Through the blessing of the righteous a city is built up,
    but what the wicked say tears it down.

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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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18 Evil people earn deceptive wages,
    but those who plant righteousness are truly rewarded.

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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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21 Be sure of this:[a] the wicked will not go unpunished,
    but the descendants of the righteous will go free.

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  1. Proverbs 11:21 Lit. Hand to hand

23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
    the expectation of the wicked in wrath.

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23 The desire of the righteous is to seek good,
    but the hope of the wicked results in wrath.

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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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31 If the righteous receive what they are due here on earth,
    how much more will the wicked and the sinner.

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

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11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
    but the tent of the upright will flourish.

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