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 will walk in the way of the good
and keep to the paths of the righteous.
Proverbs 9:9
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9 Give instruction[a] to the wise, and they will become wiser still;
teach the righteous, and they will gain in learning.(A)
Footnotes
- 9.9 Heb lacks instruction
Proverbs 9:9
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9 Give instruction[a] to a wise man, and he will be (A)still wiser;
teach a righteous man, and he will (B)increase in learning.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 9:9 Hebrew lacks instruction
Proverbs 10:6
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6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(A)
Proverbs 10:6
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:6 Or but violence covers the mouth of the wicked; also verse 11
Proverbs 10:11
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11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(A)
Proverbs 10:11
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11 (A)The mouth of the righteous is (B)a fountain of life,
but the mouth of the wicked (C)conceals violence.
Proverbs 10:16
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16 The wage of the righteous leads to life,
the gain of the wicked to sin.
Proverbs 10:16
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16 The wage of the righteous leads (A)to life,
the gain of the wicked to sin.
Proverbs 10:20
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20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;
the mind of the wicked is of little worth.(A)
Proverbs 10:20
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20 The tongue of the righteous is (A)choice silver;
the heart of the wicked is of little worth.
Proverbs 10:21
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21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for lack of sense.
Proverbs 10:21
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21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for (A)lack of sense.
Proverbs 10:24-25
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24 What the wicked dread will come upon them,
but the desire of the righteous will be granted.(A)
25 When the tempest passes, the wicked are no more,
but the righteous are established forever.(B)
Proverbs 10:28
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28 The hope of the righteous ends in gladness,
but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.
Proverbs 10:28
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Proverbs 10:30-32
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30 The righteous will never totter,
but the wicked will not remain on the earth.(A)
31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
but the perverse tongue will be cut off.(B)
32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,
but the mouth of the wicked what is perverse.
Proverbs 10:30-32
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30 (A)The righteous will never be removed,
but (B)the wicked will not dwell in the land.
31 (C)The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
32 The lips of the righteous (D)know what is acceptable,
but the mouth of the wicked, (E)what is perverse.
Proverbs 11:8-10
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8 The righteous are delivered from trouble,
and the wicked come into it instead.(A)
9 With their mouths the godless would destroy their neighbors,
but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
10 When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices,
and when the wicked perish, there is jubilation.(B)
Proverbs 11:8-10
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8 (A)The righteous is delivered from trouble,
and the wicked walks into it instead.
9 With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor,
but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
10 (B)When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices,
and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness.
Proverbs 11:23
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23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
the expectation of the wicked in wrath.
Proverbs 11:23
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23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
(A)the expectation of the wicked in wrath.
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