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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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19 The evil will bow before the good,
And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

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32 By his evildoing, the wicked will be overthrown,
    and the righteous will find refuge in his death.

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32 The wicked is banished in his wickedness,
But (A)the righteous has a refuge in his death.

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In every place, the eyes of Yahweh
    keep watch over the evil and the good.

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

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In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,
    but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

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In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,
But in the revenue of the wicked is trouble.

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The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination of Yahweh,
    but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

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

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An abomination of Yahweh is the way of the wicked,
    but he who pursues righteousness he will love.

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

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28 A heart[a] of righteousness will ponder the answer,
    but a mouth of wickedness will pour out deceit.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:28 Or “mind”

28 The heart of the righteous (A)studies how to answer,
But the mouth of the wicked pours forth evil.

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29 Yahweh is far from the wicked,
    but the prayers of the righteous he will hear.

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

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All Yahweh has made is for his[a] purpose,
    and even the wicked for the day of trouble.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:4 Or “its”

The (A)Lord has made all for Himself,
(B)Yes, even the wicked for the day of [a]doom.

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  1. Proverbs 16:4 Lit. evil

He who does evil listens to lips of wickedness,
    and the liar gives heed to the tongue of mischief.

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An evildoer gives heed to false lips;
A liar listens eagerly to a [a]spiteful tongue.

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  1. Proverbs 17:4 Lit. destructive

23 The wicked will accept a bribe from the lap,
    in order to pervert the ways of justice.

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23 A wicked man accepts a bribe [a]behind the back
To pervert the ways of justice.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:23 Under cover, lit. from the bosom

With the coming of wickedness comes contempt also,
    and with dishonor, disgrace.

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When the wicked comes, contempt comes also;
And with dishonor comes reproach.

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