25 Have no fear of sudden disaster
    or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
26 for the Lord will be at your side(A)
    and will keep your foot(B) from being snared.(C)

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25 (A)Do not be afraid of sudden terror,
Nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes;
26 For the Lord will be your confidence,
And will keep your foot from being caught.

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33 The Lord’s curse(A) is on the house of the wicked,(B)
    but he blesses the home of the righteous.(C)

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33 (A)The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked,
But (B)He blesses the home of the just.

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16 There are six things the Lord hates,(A)
    seven that are detestable to him:
17         haughty eyes,(B)
        a lying tongue,(C)
        hands that shed innocent blood,(D)
18         a heart that devises wicked schemes,
        feet that are quick to rush into evil,(E)
19         a false witness(F) who pours out lies(G)
        and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.(H)

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16 These six things the Lord hates,
Yes, seven are an abomination to [a]Him:
17 (A)A[b] proud look,
(B)A lying tongue,
(C)Hands that shed innocent blood,
18 (D)A heart that devises wicked plans,
(E)Feet that are swift in running to evil,
19 (F)A false witness who speaks lies,
And one who (G)sows discord among brethren.

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  1. Proverbs 6:16 Lit. His soul
  2. Proverbs 6:17 Lit. Haughty eyes

The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,(A)
    but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.(B)

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(A)The Lord will not allow the righteous soul to famish,
But He casts away the desire of the wicked.

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Blessings crown the head of the righteous,
    but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.[a](A)

The name of the righteous(B) is used in blessings,[b]
    but the name of the wicked(C) will rot.(D)

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  1. Proverbs 10:6 Or righteous, / but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence
  2. Proverbs 10:7 See Gen. 48:20.

Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
(A)The memory of the righteous is blessed,
But the name of the wicked will rot.

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16 The wages of the righteous is life,(A)
    but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.(B)

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16 The labor of the righteous leads to (A)life,
The wages of the wicked to sin.

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24 What the wicked dread(A) will overtake them;(B)
    what the righteous desire will be granted.(C)

25 When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,
    but the righteous stand firm(D) forever.(E)

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24 (A)The fear of the wicked will come upon him,
And (B)the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25 When the whirlwind passes by, (C)the wicked is no more,
But (D)the righteous has an everlasting foundation.

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28 The prospect of the righteous is joy,
    but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.(A)

29 The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless,
    but it is the ruin of those who do evil.(B)

30 The righteous will never be uprooted,
    but the wicked will not remain in the land.(C)

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28 The hope of the righteous will be gladness,
But the (A)expectation of the wicked will perish.
29 The way of the Lord is strength for the upright,
But (B)destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.

30 (C)The righteous will never be removed,
But the wicked will not inhabit the [a]earth.

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  1. Proverbs 10:30 land

The integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.(A)

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The integrity of the upright will guide (A)them,
But the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them.

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The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight,(A)
    but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.(B)

The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
    but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.(C)

Hopes placed in mortals die with them;(D)
    all the promise of[a] their power comes to nothing.(E)

The righteous person is rescued from trouble,
    and it falls on the wicked instead.(F)

With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors,
    but through knowledge the righteous escape.(G)

10 When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices;(H)
    when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.(I)

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  1. Proverbs 11:7 Two Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts, Vulgate, Syriac and Targum When the wicked die, their hope perishes; / all they expected from

The righteousness of the blameless will [a]direct his way aright,
But the wicked will fall by his own (A)wickedness.
The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
But the unfaithful will be caught by their lust.

When a wicked man dies, his expectation will (B)perish,
And the hope of the unjust perishes.
(C)The righteous is delivered from trouble,
And it comes to the wicked instead.
The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor,
But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
10 (D)When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices;
And when the wicked perish, there is jubilation.

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  1. Proverbs 11:5 Or make smooth or straight

18 A wicked person earns deceptive wages,
    but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.(A)

19 Truly the righteous attain life,(B)
    but whoever pursues evil finds death.(C)

20 The Lord detests those whose hearts are perverse,(D)
    but he delights(E) in those whose ways are blameless.(F)

21 Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished,
    but those who are righteous will go free.(G)

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18 The wicked man does deceptive work,
But (A)he who sows righteousness will have a sure reward.
19 As righteousness leads to (B)life,
So he who pursues evil pursues it to his own (C)death.
20 Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the Lord,
But the blameless in their ways are His delight.
21 (D)Though they join [a]forces, the wicked will not go unpunished;
But (E)the posterity of the righteous will be delivered.

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  1. Proverbs 11:21 Lit. hand to hand

23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
    but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.

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23 The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the expectation of the wicked (A)is wrath.

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