28 One who (A)trusts in his riches will fall,
But (B)the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.

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28 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall;
But the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

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30 The fruit of the righteous is (A)a tree of life,
And (B)one who is wise [a]gains souls.
31 If (C)the righteous will be repaid on the earth,
How much more the wicked and the sinner!

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  1. Proverbs 11:30 Lit takes

30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life;
And he that is wise winneth souls.
31 Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth;
How much more the wicked and the sinner!

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19 The (A)evil will bow down before the good,
And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

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19 The evil bow down before the good;
And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.

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32 The wicked is (A)thrust down by his own wrongdoing,
But the (B)righteous has a refuge when he dies.

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32 The wicked is thrust down in his [a]evil-doing;
But the righteous hath a refuge in his death.

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  1. Proverbs 14:32 Or, calamity

Great wealth is in the house of the (A)righteous,
But trouble is in the income of the wicked.

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In the house of the righteous is much treasure;
But in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.

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28 The heart of the righteous (A)ponders how to answer,
But the (B)mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
29 The Lord is (C)far from the wicked,
But He (D)hears the prayer of the righteous.

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28 The heart of the righteous studieth to answer;
But the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
29 Jehovah is far from the wicked;
But he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

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10 The (A)name of the Lord is a (B)strong tower;
The righteous runs into it and (C)is [a]safe.

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  1. Proverbs 18:10 Lit set on high

10 The name of Jehovah is a strong tower;
The righteous runneth into it, and [a]is safe.

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  1. Proverbs 18:10 Hebrew is set on high.

15 The exercise of justice is joy for the righteous,
But (A)terror to those who practice injustice.

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15 It is joy to the righteous to do justice;
[a]But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

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  1. Proverbs 21:15 Or, But destruction shall be to etc.

18 The wicked is a (A)ransom for the righteous,
And the (B)treacherous is in the place of the upright.

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18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous;
And the treacherous cometh in the stead of the upright.

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26 All day long he [a]is craving,
While the righteous (A)gives and does not hold back.

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  1. Proverbs 21:26 Lit desires desire

26 There is that coveteth greedily all the day long;
But the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.

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15 (A)Do not lie in ambush, you wicked person, against the home of the righteous;
Do not destroy his resting place;
16 For a (B)righteous person falls seven times and rises again,
But the (C)wicked stumble in time of disaster.

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15 Lay not wait, [a]O wicked man, against the [b]habitation of the righteous;
Destroy not his [c]resting-place:
16 For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again;
But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

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  1. Proverbs 24:15 Or, as a wicked man
  2. Proverbs 24:15 Or, pasture
  3. Proverbs 24:15 Or, fold

Warnings and Instructions

28 The wicked (A)flee when no one is pursuing,
But the righteous are [a]bold as a lion.

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  1. Proverbs 28:1 Lit confident

28 The wicked flee when no man pursueth;
But the righteous are bold as a lion.

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