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19 Evil people will bow down to those who are good;
the wicked will bow down at the ·door of those who do right [L gates of the righteous].

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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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32 The wicked are ·ruined [thrown down] by their own evil,
but those who ·do right [are righteous] ·are protected [find refuge] even in death.

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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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The Lord’s eyes ·see everything [L are everywhere];
he watches both evil and good people.

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The (A)eyes of the Lord are in every place,
Watching the evil and the good.

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Much ·wealth [treasure] is in the houses of ·good [righteous] people,
but evil people get nothing but trouble.

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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 Lord ·hates [detests] the sacrifice that the wicked offer,
but he ·likes [favors] the prayers of ·honest people [people with integrity].

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The (A)sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But (B)the prayer of the upright is His delight.

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The Lord ·hates [detests] ·what evil people do [L the path of the wicked],
but he ·loves [favors] those who ·do what is right [pursue righteousness].

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The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But He loves the one who (A)pursues righteousness.

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28 ·Good people [L The heart/mind of the righteous] ·think [reflect; meditate] before they answer,
but the wicked simply ·pour [blurt] out evil.

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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.

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29 The Lord ·does not listen to [L is far from] the wicked,
but he hears the prayers of ·those who do right [the righteous].

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29 The Lord is (A)far from the wicked,
But He (B)hears the prayer of the righteous.

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The Lord makes everything ·go as he pleases [for a purpose].
He has even prepared a day of ·disaster [evil; harm; trouble] for evil people.

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The Lord (A)has made everything for [a]its own purpose,
Even the (B)wicked for the day of evil.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:4 Or His

Evil people listen to ·evil words [L guilty lips].
Liars pay attention to ·cruel words [L a destructive tongue].

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An (A)evildoer listens to wicked lips;
A [a]liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:4 Lit falsehood

23 When the wicked ·accept money to do wrong [take a secret bribe/L bribe from the chest/bosom]
·there can be no [it stretches] justice.

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23 A wicked person accepts a (A)bribe [a]from an inside pocket
To (B)pervert the ways of justice.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:23 Lit a fold in a robe; i.e., secretly

Do something evil, and people won’t like you.
Do something shameful, and they will ·make fun of [insult] you.

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When a wicked person comes, contempt also comes,
And with dishonor comes taunting.

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