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28 The prospect of the righteous is joy,
    but the hope of the wicked will perish.

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28 The (A)hope of the righteous is gladness,
But the (B)expectation of the wicked perishes.

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30 The righteous will never be removed,
    but the wicked will not dwell in the land.

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30 The (A)righteous will never be shaken,
But (B)the wicked will not live in the land.

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The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way,
    but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

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The (A)righteousness of the blameless will smooth his way,
But (B)the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.

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When a wicked man dies, hope perishes,
    and expectation of power comes to nothing.

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When a wicked person dies, his (A)expectation will perish,
And the (B)hope of strong people perishes.

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A righteous person is delivered out of trouble,
    and the wicked takes his place.

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The righteous is rescued from trouble,
But the wicked [a]takes his place.

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  1. Proverbs 11:8 Lit enters

10 When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices.
    When the wicked perish, there is shouting.

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10 When things (A)go well for the righteous, the city rejoices,
And when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.

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

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11 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
But by the mouth of the wicked, it is torn down.

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18 Wicked people earn deceitful wages,
    but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

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18 A wicked person earns deceptive wages,
But one who (A)sows righteousness gets a true reward.

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21 Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished,
    but the offspring[a] of the righteous will be delivered.

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  1. 11:21 or, seed

21 [a]Be assured, the evil person will not go unpunished,
But the [b]descendants of the righteous will be rescued.

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  1. Proverbs 11:21 Lit Hand to hand
  2. Proverbs 11:21 Lit seed

23 The desire of the righteous is only good.
    The expectation of the wicked is wrath.

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23 The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the (A)expectation of the wicked is wrath.

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31 Behold, the righteous shall be repaid in the earth,
    how much more the wicked and the sinner!

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31 If (A)the righteous will be repaid on the earth,
How much more the wicked and the sinner!

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

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

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