20 So you will walk in the way of the good
    and keep to the paths of the righteous.

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

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27 (A)Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,[a]
    when it is in your power to do it.

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  1. Proverbs 3:27 Hebrew Do not withhold good from its owners

Treat Others Fairly

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

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

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

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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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(A)The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
    but the treacherous (B)are taken captive by their lust.

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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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17 (A)A man who is kind benefits himself,
    but a cruel man hurts himself.

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

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27 Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor,[a]
    but evil comes to (A)him who searches for it.

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  1. Proverbs 11:27 Or acceptance

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

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30 The fruit of the righteous is (A)a tree of life,
    and whoever (B)captures souls is wise.

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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(A)
but violence[a] takes lives.

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  1. Proverbs 11:30 LXX, Syr; MT reads but a wise one

A good man (A)obtains favor from the Lord,
    but a man of evil devices he condemns.

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The good person obtains favor from the Lord,(A)
but He condemns a man who schemes.(B)

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22 (A)A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children,
    but (B)the sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous.

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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. Proverbs 13:22 Or inheritance: his

14 The backslider in heart will be (A)filled with the fruit of his ways,
    and (B)a good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways.

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

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19 (A)The evil bow down before the good,
    the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

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

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22 Do they not go astray who (A)devise evil?
    Those who devise good meet[a] (B)steadfast love and faithfulness.

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  1. Proverbs 14:22 Or show

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

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