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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A (A)good person will obtain favor from the Lord,
But He will condemn a person [a]who devises evil.
A person will (B)not be established by wickedness,
But the root of the (C)righteous will not be moved.

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  1. Proverbs 12:2 Lit of evil devices

A good man shall obtain favor of Jehovah;
But a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
A man shall not be established by wickedness;
But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

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The thoughts of the righteous are just,
But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
The (A)words of the wicked wait in ambush for blood,
But the (B)mouth of the upright will rescue them.
The (C)wicked are overthrown and are no more,
But the (D)house of the righteous will stand.
A person will be praised according to his insight,
But one of perverse [a]mind will be despised.

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  1. Proverbs 12:8 Lit heart

The thoughts of the righteous are just;
But the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
The words of the wicked [a]are of lying in wait for blood;
But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
[b]The wicked are overthrown, and are not;
But the house of the righteous shall stand.
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom;
But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

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  1. Proverbs 12:6 Or, are a lying in wait
  2. Proverbs 12:7 Or, Overthrow the wicked, and they are not

12 The (A)wicked person desires the [a]plunder of evil people,
But the root of the righteous (B)yields fruit.

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  1. Proverbs 12:12 Lit net (for trapping prey); another reading is mountain stronghold

12 The wicked desireth [a]the net of evil men;
But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

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  1. Proverbs 12:12 Or, the prey

21 (A)No harm happens to the righteous,
But the wicked are filled with trouble.

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21 There shall no mischief happen to the righteous;
But the wicked shall be filled with evil.

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28 (A)In the way of righteousness there is life,
And in its pathway there is no death.

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28 In the way of righteousness is life;
And in the pathway thereof there is no death.

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Righteousness (A)guards the [a]one whose way is blameless,
But wickedness brings the [b]sinner to ruin.

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  1. Proverbs 13:6 Lit blamelessness of way
  2. Proverbs 13:6 Lit sin

Righteousness guardeth [a]him that is upright in the way;
But wickedness overthroweth [b]the sinner.

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  1. Proverbs 13:6 Hebrew uprightness of way.
  2. Proverbs 13:6 Hebrew sin.

The (A)light of the righteous [a]rejoices,
But the (B)lamp of the wicked goes out.

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  1. Proverbs 13:9 I.e., shines brightly

The light of the righteous rejoiceth;
But the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

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21 (A)Adversity pursues sinners,
But the (B)righteous will be rewarded with prosperity.
22 A good person (C)leaves an inheritance to his [a]grandchildren,
And the (D)wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.

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  1. Proverbs 13:22 Lit sons’ sons

21 Evil pursueth sinners;
But the righteous shall be recompensed with good.
22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children;
And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.

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25 The (A)righteous [a]has enough to satisfy his appetite,
But the stomach of the (B)wicked is in need.

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  1. Proverbs 13:25 Lit eats to the satisfaction of his soul

25 The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul;
But the belly of the wicked shall want.

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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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11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown;
But the tent of the upright shall flourish.

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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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