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

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19 Evil men will bow down in the presence of good men
    and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

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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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32 The wicked person is thrown down by his own wrongdoing,
    but the righteous person has a place of safety in death.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:32 So MT DSS 4QProvb; LXX reads in his own piety

The eyes of the Lord are everywhere,
observing the wicked and the good.(A)

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The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
    observing both the evil and the good.

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

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The righteous house is itself[a] a great treasure,
    but within the revenue of the wicked calamity is at work.

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  1. Proverbs 15:6 The Heb. lacks itself

The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the Lord,(A)
but the prayer of the upright is His delight.(B)

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The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the Lord,
    but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

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The Lord detests the way of the wicked,
but He loves the one who pursues righteousness.(A)

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The lifestyle of the wicked is detestable to the Lord,
    but he loves those who ardently pursue righteousness.

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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)

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28 The mind of the righteous thinks before speaking,
    but the wicked person spews out evil.

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

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29 The Lord is far away from the wicked,
    but he hears the prayers of the righteous.

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The Lord has prepared everything for His purpose—
even the wicked for the day of disaster.(A)

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The Lord made everything answerable to him,
    including the wicked at the time of trouble.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 16:4 Lit. evil

A wicked person listens to malicious talk;[a]
a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

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  1. Proverbs 17:4 Lit to lips of iniquity

Whoever practices evil pays attention to wicked speech,
    and the liar listens to malicious talk.

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23 A wicked man secretly takes a bribe(A)
to subvert the course of justice.(B)

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23 The wicked man takes a bribe in secret
    in order to pervert the course of justice.

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When a wicked man comes, contempt also does,
and along with dishonor, disgrace.

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When an evil person comes, contempt also comes,
    along with dishonor and disgrace.

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