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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 So follow the steps of the good,
    and stay on 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”

27 Do not withhold good from those who deserve it
    when it’s in your power to help them.

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

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Honesty guides good people;
    dishonesty destroys treacherous people.

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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 godliness of good people rescues them;
    the ambition of treacherous people traps them.

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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 Your kindness will reward you,
    but your cruelty will destroy you.

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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 If you search for good, you will find favor;
    but if you search for evil, it will find you!

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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 seeds of good deeds become a tree of life;
    a wise person wins friends.[a]

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  1. 11:30 Or and those who win souls are wise.

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

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The Lord approves of those who are good,
    but he condemns those who plan wickedness.

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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 Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren,
    but the sinner’s wealth passes to the godly.

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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 Backsliders get what they deserve;
    good people receive their reward.

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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 Evil people will bow before good people;
    the wicked will bow at the gates of the godly.

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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 If you plan to do evil, you will be lost;
    if you plan to do good, you will receive unfailing love and faithfulness.

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