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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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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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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 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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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 the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.(A)

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

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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 ends only in good,
    but the hope of the wicked only in 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 the righteous receive their due(A) on earth,
    how much more the ungodly 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 house of the wicked will be destroyed,(A)
    but the tent of the upright will flourish.(B)

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