28 Those who trust in their riches will fall,(A)
    but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.(B)

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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 tree of life,(A)
    and the one who is wise saves lives.

31 If the righteous receive their due(B) on earth,
    how much more the ungodly and the sinner!

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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(A)
but a cunning person takes lives.(B)

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

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19 Evildoers will bow down in the presence of the good,
    and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.(A)

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19 The evil bow before those who are good,
and the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.

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32 When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down,(A)
    but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God.(B)

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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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The house of the righteous contains great treasure,(A)
    but the income of the wicked brings ruin.(B)

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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 weighs its answers,(A)
    but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.(B)

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

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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 name of the Lord is a fortified tower;(A)
    the righteous run to it and are safe.(B)

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10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower;(A)
the righteous run to it and are protected.[a](B)

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  1. 18:10 Lit raised high

15 When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous
    but terror to evildoers.(A)

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15 Justice executed is a joy to the righteous
but a terror to evildoers.(A)

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18 The wicked become a ransom(A) for the righteous,
    and the unfaithful for 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. 21:18 Or in place of

26 All day long he craves for more,
    but the righteous(A) give without sparing.(B)

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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. 21:26 Lit He craves a craving

Saying 27

15 Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous,
    do not plunder their dwelling place;
16 for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again,
    but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.(A)

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

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28 The wicked flee(A) though no one pursues,(B)
    but the righteous are as bold as a lion.(C)

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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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