22 but the wicked will be cut off from the land,(A)
and the treacherous uprooted from it.(B)

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14 Don’t set foot on the path of the wicked;(A)
don’t proceed in the way of evil ones.

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19 But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom;(A)
they don’t know what makes them stumble.(B)

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22 A wicked man’s iniquities entrap him;(A)
he is entangled in the ropes of his own sin.(B)

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The Malicious Man

12 A worthless person,(A) a wicked man
goes around speaking dishonestly,(B)

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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 labor of the righteous leads to life;
the activity of the wicked leads to sin.(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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24 What the wicked dreads will come to him,(A)
but what the righteous desire will be given to them.(B)

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25 When the whirlwind passes,
the wicked are no more,(A)
but the righteous are secure forever.(B)

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27 The fear of the Lord prolongs life,[a](A)
but the years of the wicked are cut short.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:27 Lit Lord adds to days

28 The hope of the righteous is joy,(A)
but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.(B)

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30 The righteous will never be shaken,
but the wicked will not remain on the earth.(A)

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The righteousness of the blameless clears his path,
but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness.

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When the wicked man dies,
his expectation comes to nothing,
and hope placed in wealth[a][b] vanishes.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:7 LXX reads hope of the ungodly
  2. Proverbs 11:7 Or strength

The righteous one is rescued from trouble;
in his place, the wicked one goes in.(A)

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10 When the righteous thrive, a city rejoices,(A)
and when the wicked die, there is joyful shouting.

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11 A city is built up by the blessing of the upright,(A)
but it is torn down by the mouth of the wicked.(B)

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18 The wicked man earns an empty wage,
but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward.(A)

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21 Be assured[a] that the wicked
will not go unpunished,(A)
but the offspring of the righteous will escape.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:21 Lit Hand to hand

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

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

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11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
but the tent of the upright will stand.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:11 Lit flourish

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