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

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20 Therefore walk in the way of the good,
    and keep to the paths of the just.

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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 to whom it is due,[a]
    when it is in your power to do it.(A)

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  1. 3.27 Heb from its owners

The integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.(A)

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

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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 righteousness of the upright saves them,
    but the treacherous are taken captive by their schemes.(A)

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

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17 Those who are kind reward themselves,
    but the cruel do themselves harm.

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

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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 fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
    and the wise capture souls.(A)

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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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The good obtain favor from the Lord,
    but those who devise evil he condemns.(A)

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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 The good leave an inheritance to their children’s children,
    but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.(A)

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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 The perverse get what their ways deserve,
    and the good, what their deeds deserve.[a](A)

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  1. 14.14 Cn: Heb from upon him

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

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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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  1. Proverbs 14:22 Or show

22 Do not those who plan evil err?
    Those who plan good find loyalty and faithfulness.

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