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20 So that you will walk on the road of those who are good,
    and the paths of those who are righteous you shall keep.

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20 This is how you will walk in the way of good men
    and will keep to the paths of the righteous.

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27 Do not withhold good from its owner[a]
    when it is in the power of your hand to do.

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  1. Proverbs 3:27 Or “lord”

Wisdom in Action

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

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The integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

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The integrity of the righteous guides them,
    but the hypocrisy of the treacherous destroys them.

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The righteousness of the upright will save them,
    but by a scheme the treacherous will be taken captive.

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The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
    but the treacherous are trapped by their evil desires.

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17 A person of kindness rewards himself,[a]
    but a cruel person harms his own flesh.

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  1. Proverbs 11:17 Or “soul,” or “inner self”

17 A gracious man benefits himself,
    but the cruel person damages himself.

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27 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
    but he who inquires of evil, it will come to him.

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27 The person seeking good will find favor,
    but anyone who searches for evil—it will find him!

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30 The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life,
    and he who captures souls[a] is wise.

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  1. Proverbs 11:30 Or “persons,” or “inner selves”

30 The fruit of the righteous is[a] a tree of life,
    and the one who wins people is wise.[b]

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  1. Proverbs 11:30 So MT; LXX reads From the fruit of righteousness grows
  2. Proverbs 11:30 So MT; LXX reads life, but the souls of those who practice evil are cut off prematurely

The good obtains favor from Yahweh,
    but anyone who schemes, he condemns.

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The good person will gain favor from the Lord,
    but the man who plots evil will be condemned by him.

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22 He who is good will leave an inheritance to his grandchildren,[a]
    and stored up for the righteous is the wealth of a sinner.

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  1. Proverbs 13:22 Literally “sons of sons”

22 A good person leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren,
    but the wealth of the wicked is reserved for the righteous.

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14 From his ways, the perverse of heart will be satisfied,
    and from his own,[a] so shall a good man.

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  1. Proverbs 14:14 Literally “from upon him”

14 The faithless one will pay for his behavior,[a]
    but a good man will be rewarded[b] for his.

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  1. Proverbs 14:14 Lit. ways
  2. Proverbs 14:14 The Heb. lacks will be rewarded

19 The evil bow down before the good,
    and 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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22 Have they not erred, those who plan evil?
    But loyalty and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.

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22 Won’t those who plot evil go astray?
    But gracious love and truth are for those who plan what is good.

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