Proverbs 2:20
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20 You will walk in the ways of good people.
You will follow the paths of those who do right.
Proverbs 9:9
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9 Teach a wise person, and they will become even wiser.
Teach a person who does right, and they will learn even more.
Proverbs 10:6
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6 Blessings are like crowns on the heads of those who do right.
But the trouble caused by what sinners say destroys them.
Proverbs 10:11
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11 The mouths of those who do right pour out life like a fountain.
But the mouths of sinners hide their evil plans.
Proverbs 10:16
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16 People who do what is right earn life.
But sinners earn sin and death.
Proverbs 10:20
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20 The tongues of those who do right are like fine silver.
But the hearts of those who do wrong aren’t worth very much.
Proverbs 10:21
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21 The words of those who do right benefit many people.
But those who are foolish die because they have no sense.
Proverbs 10:24-25
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24 What sinners are afraid of will catch up with them.
But those who do right will get what they want.
25 When the storm is over, sinners are gone.
But those who do right stand firm forever.
Proverbs 10:28
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28 Those who do right can expect joy.
But the hopes of sinners are bound to fail.
Proverbs 10:30-32
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30 Those who do right will never be removed from the land.
But those who do wrong will not remain in it.
31 The mouths of those who do right produce wisdom.
But tongues that speak twisted words will be made silent.
32 Those who do right know the proper thing to say.
But those who do wrong speak only twisted words.
Proverbs 11:8-10
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8 Those who do right are saved from trouble.
But trouble comes on those who do wrong.
9 With their words ungodly people destroy their neighbors.
But those who do what is right escape because of their knowledge.
10 When those who do right succeed, their city is glad.
When those who do wrong die, people shout for joy.
Proverbs 11:23
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23 What godly people long for ends only in what is good.
But what sinners hope for ends only in God’s anger.
Proverbs 11:28
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28 Those who trust in their riches will fall.
But those who do right will be as healthy as a green leaf.
Proverbs 11:30-31
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30 The fruit that godly people bear is like a tree of life.
And those who are wise save lives.
31 Godly people get what they should get on earth.
So ungodly people and sinners will certainly get what they should get!
Proverbs 14:19
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19 Evil people will bow down in front of good people.
And those who do wrong will bow down at the gates of those who do right.
Proverbs 14:32
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32 When trouble comes, sinners are brought down.
But godly people seek safety in God even as they die.
Proverbs 15:6
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6 The houses of those who do what is right hold great wealth.
But those who do what is wrong earn only ruin.
Proverbs 15:28
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28 The hearts of those who do right think about how they will answer.
But the mouths of those who do wrong pour out evil.
Proverbs 15:29
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29 The Lord is far away from those who do wrong.
But he hears the prayers of those who do right.
Proverbs 18:10
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10 The name of the Lord is like a strong tower.
Godly people run to it and are safe.
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