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

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20 Thus you will walk in the ways of the good
    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

27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
    when it is in your power to act.

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(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,
    but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.(A)

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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 delivers them,
    but the unfaithful are trapped by evil 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 Those who are kind benefit themselves,
    but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.

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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 Whoever seeks good finds favor,
    but evil comes to one who searches for it.(A)

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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)
    and the one who is wise saves lives.

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

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Good people obtain favor from the Lord,(A)
    but he condemns those who devise wicked 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 person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children,
    but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.(A)

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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 faithless will be fully repaid for their ways,(A)
    and the good rewarded for theirs.(B)

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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 Evildoers will bow down in the presence of the good,
    and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.(A)

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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 Do not those who plot evil go astray?(A)
    But those who plan what is good find[a] love and faithfulness.

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  1. Proverbs 14:22 Or show