20 Thus you will walk in the ways of the good
    and keep to the paths of the righteous.

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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 those to whom it is due,
    when it is in your power to act.

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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 unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.(A)

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Honesty guides good people;
    dishonesty destroys treacherous people.

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The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
    but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.(A)

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

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17 Those who are kind benefit themselves,
    but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.

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

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

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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 the righteous is a tree of life,(A)
    and the one who is wise saves lives.

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

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Footnotes

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

Good people obtain favor from the Lord,(A)
    but he condemns those who devise wicked schemes.(B)

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

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

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

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

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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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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:22 Or show

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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