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 Anyone trusting in his riches will fall,(A)
but the righteous will flourish like foliage.(B)

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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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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:30 Lit takes

30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(A)
but violence[a] takes lives.

31 If the righteous will be repaid on earth,
how much more the wicked and sinful.(B)

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  1. Proverbs 11:30 LXX, Syr; MT reads but a wise one

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 before those who are good,
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 one is thrown down by his own sin,(A)
but the righteous one has a refuge in his death.(B)

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

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The house of the righteous has great wealth,
but trouble accompanies the income of the wicked.

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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 mind of the righteous person thinks before answering,(A)
but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil things.(B)

29 The Lord is far from the wicked,(C)
but He hears the prayer of the righteous.(D)

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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 Yahweh is a strong tower;(A)
the righteous run to it and are protected.[a](B)

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  1. Proverbs 18:10 Lit raised high

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

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15 Justice executed is a joy to the righteous
but a terror to those who practice iniquity.(A)

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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 are a ransom for the righteous,
and the treacherous, for[a] the upright.(A)

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  1. Proverbs 21:18 Or in place of

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 He is filled with craving[a] all day long,
but the righteous give and don’t hold back.(A)

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  1. Proverbs 21:26 Lit He craves a craving

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 Wicked man, don’t set an ambush,
at the camp of the righteous man;(A)
don’t destroy his dwelling.
16 Though a righteous man falls seven times,
he will get up,(B)
but the wicked will stumble into ruin.(C)

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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 one is pursuing them,(A)
but the righteous are as bold as a lion.(B)

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