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

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Footnotes

  1. 3.27 Heb from its owners

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

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

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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,
    and the wise capture souls.(A)

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The good obtain favor from the Lord,
    but those who devise evil he condemns.(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 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 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 plan evil err?
    Those who plan good find loyalty and faithfulness.

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The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
    keeping watch on the evil and the good.(A)

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13 Evil will not depart from the house
    of one who returns evil for good.(A)

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26 To impose a fine on the innocent is not right
    or to flog the noble for their integrity.(A)

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A king who sits on the throne of judgment
    winnows all evil with his eyes.

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10 Those who mislead the upright into evil ways
    will fall into pits of their own making,
    but the blameless will have a goodly inheritance.(A)

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21 To show partiality is not good,
    yet for a piece of bread a person may do wrong.

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Ode to a Woman of Strength

10 A woman of strength who can find?
    She is far more precious than jewels.(A)
11 The heart of her husband trusts in her,
    and he will have no lack of gain.
12 She does him good and not harm
    all the days of her life.

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