Proverbs 2:20
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20 Therefore walk in the way of the good,
and keep to the paths of the just.
Proverbs 2:20
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20 So you should stay on the path of good people,
guarding the road of the righteous.
Proverbs 3:27
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Footnotes
- 3.27 Heb from its owners
Proverbs 3:27
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27 Don’t withhold good from someone who deserves it,
when it is in your power to do so.
Proverbs 11:3
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3 The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.(A)
Proverbs 11:3
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3 Integrity guides the virtuous,
but dishonesty ruins the treacherous.
Proverbs 11:6
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6 The righteousness of the upright saves them,
but the treacherous are taken captive by their schemes.(A)
Proverbs 11:6
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6 Those who do right are saved by their righteousness,
but the untrustworthy are caught by their own desires.
Proverbs 11:17
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17 Those who are kind reward themselves,
but the cruel do themselves harm.
Proverbs 11:17
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17 Kind persons benefit themselves,
but cruel people harm themselves.
Proverbs 11:27
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27 Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor,
but evil comes to the one who searches for it.(A)
Proverbs 11:27
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27 Those who look for good find favor,
but those who seek evil—it will come to them.
Proverbs 11:30
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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
and the wise capture souls.(A)
Proverbs 11:30
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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
and the wise gather lives.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:30 Or LXX, Syr violence takes lives away
Proverbs 12:2
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2 The good obtain favor from the Lord,
but those who devise evil he condemns.(A)
Proverbs 12:2
Common English Bible
2 The Lord favors good people,
but he condemns schemers.
Proverbs 13:22
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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)
Proverbs 13:22
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22 Good people leave their grandchildren an inheritance,
but the wealth of sinners is stored up for the righteous.
Proverbs 14:14
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Footnotes
- 14.14 Cn: Heb from upon him
Proverbs 14:14
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14 Rebellious hearts receive satisfaction from their ways;
the good receive the due reward for their deeds.
Proverbs 14:19
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19 The evil bow down before the good,
the wicked at the gates of the righteous.(A)
Proverbs 14:19
Common English Bible
19 Evil people will bow down before the good;
wicked people are at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 14:22
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22 Do not those who plan evil err?
Those who plan good find loyalty and faithfulness.
Proverbs 14:22
Common English Bible
22 Don’t those who plan evil go astray?
Those who plan good receive loyalty and faithfulness.
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