20 So follow the way of the good,(A)
and keep to the paths of the righteous.

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20 This is how you will walk in the way of good men
    and will keep to the paths of the righteous.

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Instruct the wise, and he will be wiser still;
teach the righteous, and he will learn more.(A)

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Counsel a wise man,
    and he will be wiser still;
teach a righteous man,
    and he will add to his learning.

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Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(A)

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The Righteous and Wicked Compared

Blessings come[a] upon the head of the righteous,
    but the words[b] of the wicked conceal violence.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:6 The Heb. lacks come
  2. Proverbs 10:6 Lit. mouth

11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,(A)
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(B)

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11 What the righteous say[a] is a flowing fountain,[b]
    but what the wicked say[c] conceals violence.

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  1. Proverbs 10:11 Lit. The mouth of the righteous
  2. Proverbs 10:11 Lit. a fountain of life
  3. Proverbs 10:11 Lit. but the mouth of the wicked

16 The reward of the righteous is life;
the wages of the wicked is punishment.(A)

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16 Honorable wages lead[a] to life;
    the salaries of the wicked, to retribution.

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  1. Proverbs 10:16 The Heb. lacks lead

20 The tongue of the righteous is pure silver;
the heart of the wicked is of little value.(A)

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20 What the righteous person says[a] is like precious silver;
    the thoughts of the wicked are compared to small things.

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  1. Proverbs 10:20 Lit. The tongue of the righteous

21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for lack of sense.(A)

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21 What the righteous person says[a] nourishes many,
    but fools die because they lack discerning[b] hearts.

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  1. Proverbs 10:21 Lit. The lips of the righteous
  2. Proverbs 10:21 The Heb. lacks discerning

24 What the wicked dreads will come to him,(A)
but what the righteous desire will be given to them.(B)

25 When the whirlwind passes,
the wicked are no more,(C)
but the righteous are secure forever.(D)

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24 What the wicked fears will come about,
    but the longing of the righteous will be granted.

25 When the storm ends, the wicked vanish,[a]
    but the righteous person is forever firm.

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  1. Proverbs 10:25 Lit. wicked are no more

28 The hope of the righteous is joy,(A)
but the expectation of the wicked will perish.(B)

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28 What the righteous hope for brings joy,
    but the expectation of the wicked dies.

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30 The righteous will never be shaken,
but the wicked will not remain on the earth.(A)

31 The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom,(B)
but a perverse tongue will be cut out.(C)

32 The lips of the righteous know what is appropriate,(D)
but the mouth of the wicked, only what is perverse.(E)

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30 The righteous will never be overthrown,
    but the wicked will never inhabit the land.

31 The words of the righteous overflow with wisdom,
    but the perverse tongue will be cut out.
32 Righteous lips know what is prudent,
    but the words of the wicked are perverse.

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The righteous one is rescued from trouble;
in his place, the wicked one goes in.(A)

With his mouth the ungodly destroys his neighbor,
but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.

10 When the righteous thrive, a city rejoices;(B)
when the wicked die, there is joyful shouting.(C)

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The righteous person is delivered from trouble;
    it comes upon the wicked instead.
By what he says, the godless person can destroy his neighbor,
    but through knowledge the righteous escape.

10 The city rejoices when the righteous prosper,
    and when the wicked perish there is jubilation.

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23 The desire of the righteous turns out well,(A)
but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.(B)

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23 The desire of the righteous is to seek good,
    but the hope of the wicked results in wrath.

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