Proverbs 2:20
Revised Standard Version
20 So you will walk in the way of good men
and keep to the paths of the righteous.
Proverbs 9:9
Revised Standard Version
9 Give instruction[a] to a wise man, and he will be still wiser;
teach a righteous man and he will increase in learning.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 9:9 Heb lacks instruction
Proverbs 10:6
Revised Standard Version
6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Proverbs 10:11
Revised Standard Version
11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Proverbs 10:16
Revised Standard Version
16 The wage of the righteous leads to life,
the gain of the wicked to sin.
Proverbs 10:20
Revised Standard Version
20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;
the mind of the wicked is of little worth.
Proverbs 10:21
Revised Standard Version
21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for lack of sense.
Proverbs 10:24-25
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24 What the wicked dreads will come upon him,
but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25 When the tempest passes, the wicked is no more,
but the righteous is established for ever.
Proverbs 10:28
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28 The hope of the righteous ends in gladness,
but the expectation of the wicked comes to nought.
Proverbs 10:30-32
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30 The righteous will never be removed,
but the wicked will not dwell in the land.
31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,
but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse.
Proverbs 11:8-10
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8 The righteous is delivered from trouble,
and the wicked gets into it instead.
9 With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor,
but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
10 When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices;
and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness.
Proverbs 11:23
Revised Standard Version
23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good;
the expectation of the wicked in wrath.
Proverbs 11:28
Revised Standard Version
28 He who trusts in his riches will wither,[a]
but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:28 Cn: Heb fall
Proverbs 11:30-31
Revised Standard Version
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
but lawlessness[a] takes away lives.
31 If the righteous is requited on earth,
how much more the wicked and the sinner!
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:30 Cn Compare Gk Syr: Heb a wise man
Proverbs 14:19
Revised Standard Version
19 The evil bow down before the good,
the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 14:32
Revised Standard Version
32 The wicked is overthrown through his evil-doing,
but the righteous finds refuge through his integrity.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:32 Gk Syr: Heb in his death
Proverbs 15:6
Revised Standard Version
6 In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,
but trouble befalls the income of the wicked.
Proverbs 15:28
Revised Standard Version
28 The mind of the righteous ponders how to answer,
but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
Proverbs 15:29
Revised Standard Version
29 The Lord is far from the wicked,
but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
Proverbs 18:10
Revised Standard Version
10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
the righteous man runs into it and is safe.
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