Proverbs 2:22
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22 But the wicked will be ·removed [L cut off] from the land,
and the unfaithful will be ·thrown out of [L uprooted from] it.
Proverbs 4:14
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14 Don’t ·follow the ways [go in the way] of the wicked;
don’t ·do what evil people do [L walk straight on to the path of evil people].
Proverbs 4:19
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19 But the ·wicked walk around in the dark [L path of the wicked is like deep darkness];
they ·can’t even see what makes them [L don’t know where they will] stumble.
Proverbs 5:22
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22 An evil man will be ·caught [captured] in his wicked ways;
the ropes of his sins will tie him up.
Proverbs 6:12
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12 Some people are ·wicked and no good [worthless and guilty].
They go around ·telling lies [L with crooked mouths],
Proverbs 10:6
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6 ·Good [Righteous] people will have rich blessings,
but the mouth of the wicked ·will be overwhelmed by [or conceals] violence.
Proverbs 10:11
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11 The ·words [L mouth] of a ·good [righteous] person ·give life, like a fountain of water [L is a fountain of life],
but the ·words [L mouth] of the wicked ·contain nothing but [conceals] violence.
Proverbs 10:16
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16 ·Good [Righteous] people are rewarded with life,
but evil people are paid with punishment.
Proverbs 10:20
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20 The ·words [L tongue] of a ·good [righteous] person ·are like pure [is choice] silver,
but an evil person’s ·thoughts are [L heart is] worth very little.
Proverbs 10:24
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24 Evil people will get what they fear most,
but ·good [righteous] people will get what they want most.
Proverbs 10:25
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25 A ·storm [whirlwind] will blow the evil person away,
but a ·good [righteous] person will always ·be safe [L have a firm foundation].
Proverbs 10:27
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27 Whoever ·respects [fears] the Lord will ·have a long life [L increase his days],
but the ·life [L years] of an evil person will be cut short.
Proverbs 10:28
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28 A ·good [righteous] person can look forward to happiness,
but ·an evil person can expect nothing [L the hope of an evil person will perish].
Proverbs 10:30
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30 ·Good [Righteous] people will ·always be safe [L never be shaken],
but evil people will not ·remain [dwell] in the land.
Proverbs 11:5
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5 The ·goodness [righteousness] of the innocent makes ·life easier [L their path straight],
but the wicked will ·be destroyed [L fall] by their wickedness.
Proverbs 11:7
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7 When the wicked die, hope ·dies with them [perishes];
their hope in riches ·will come to nothing [perishes].
Proverbs 11:8
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8 The ·good [righteous] person is saved from ·trouble [distress];
it comes to the wicked instead.
Proverbs 11:10
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10 When ·good [righteous] people ·succeed [flourish], the city is happy.
When evil people ·die [perish], there are shouts of joy.
Proverbs 11:11
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11 ·Good [Righteous] people bless and build up their city,
but the wicked can ·destroy [demolish] it with their ·words [L mouth].
Proverbs 11:18
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18 An evil person ·really earns nothing [gets false/deceptive wages],
but a ·good [righteous] person will surely be rewarded.
Proverbs 11:21
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21 Evil people will certainly be punished,
but ·those who do right [L the children of the righteous] will be set free.
Proverbs 11:23
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23 Those who do right only wish for good,
but the wicked can ·expect to be defeated by God’s [L hope only for] anger.
Proverbs 11:31
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31 If ·good [righteous] people will get their due on earth,
How much more the wicked and the sinners.
Proverbs 14:11
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11 The wicked person’s house will be ·destroyed [annihilated],
but a good person’s tent will ·still be standing [flourish].
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