20 So follow the way of the good,(A)
and keep to the paths of the righteous.

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20 So you should stay on the path of good people,
    guarding the road of the righteous.

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Treat Others Fairly

27 When it is in your power,[a]
don’t withhold good(A) from the one to whom it belongs.

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Notas al pie

  1. 3:27 Lit in the power of your hands

27 Don’t withhold good from someone who deserves it,
    when it is in your power to do so.

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The integrity of the upright guides them,(A)
but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.(B)

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Integrity guides the virtuous,
    but dishonesty ruins the treacherous.

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The righteousness of the upright rescues them,
but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.(A)

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Those who do right are saved by their righteousness,
    but the untrustworthy are caught by their own desires.

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17 A kind man benefits himself,(A)
but a cruel person brings ruin on himself.(B)

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17 Kind persons benefit themselves,
    but cruel people harm themselves.

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27 The one who searches for what is good(A) seeks favor,
but if someone looks for trouble, it will come to him.(B)

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27 Those who look for good find favor,
    but those who seek evil—it will come to them.

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

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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
    and the wise gather lives.[a]

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 11:30 Or LXX, Syr violence takes lives away

One who is good obtains favor from the Lord,(A)
but he condemns a person who schemes.(B)

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The Lord favors good people,
    but he condemns schemers.

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22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his[a] grandchildren,
but the sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.(A)

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  1. 13:22 Or inheritance: his

22 Good people leave their grandchildren an inheritance,
    but the wealth of sinners is stored up for the righteous.

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14 The disloyal one will get what his conduct deserves,
and a good one, what his deeds deserve.(A)

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14 Rebellious hearts receive satisfaction from their ways;
    the good receive the due reward for their deeds.

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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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19 Evil people will bow down before the good;
    wicked people are at the gates of the righteous.

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22 Don’t those who plan evil go astray?(A)
But those who plan good find loyalty and faithfulness.(B)

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22 Don’t those who plan evil go astray?
    Those who plan good receive loyalty and faithfulness.

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