20 So follow the way of the good,(A)
and 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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Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(A)

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

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

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

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

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

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28 Anyone trusting in his riches will fall,(A)
but the righteous will flourish like foliage.(B)

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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(A)
but a cunning person takes lives.(B)

31 If the righteous will be repaid on earth,
how much more the wicked and sinful.(C)

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19 The evil bow before those who are good,
and the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.

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32 The wicked one is thrown down by his own sin,(A)
but the righteous one has a refuge in his death.(B)

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The house of the righteous has great wealth,
but trouble accompanies the income of the wicked.

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28 The mind of the righteous person thinks before answering,(A)
but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil things.(B)

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29 The Lord is far from the wicked,(A)
but he hears the prayer of the righteous.(B)

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10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower;(A)
the righteous run to it and are protected.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. 18:10 Lit raised high

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