33 The Lord’s curse(A) is on the house of the wicked,(B)
    but he blesses the home of the righteous.(C)
34 He mocks(D) proud mockers(E)
    but shows favor to the humble(F) and oppressed.

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33 The (A)curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked,
But He (B)blesses the home of the righteous.
34 Though (C)He scoffs at the scoffers,
Yet (D)He gives grace to the needy.

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23 Above all else, guard(A) your heart,
    for everything you do flows from it.(B)
24 Keep your mouth free of perversity;
    keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
25 Let your eyes(C) look straight ahead;
    fix your gaze directly before you.
26 Give careful thought to the[a] paths for your feet(D)
    and be steadfast in all your ways.
27 Do not turn to the right or the left;(E)
    keep your foot from evil.

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  1. Proverbs 4:26 Or Make level

23 Watch over your heart with all diligence,
For (A)from it flow the springs of life.
24 Rid yourself of a (B)deceitful mouth
And (C)keep devious [a]speech far from you.
25 Let your eyes look directly ahead
And let your [b]gaze be fixed straight in front of you.
26 (D)[c]Watch the path of your feet,
And all your (E)ways will be established.
27 (F)Do not turn to the right or to the left;
(G)Turn your foot from evil.

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  1. Proverbs 4:24 Or lips
  2. Proverbs 4:25 Or eyelids
  3. Proverbs 4:26 I.e., prob. stay on the path

35 For those who find me(A) find life(B)
    and receive favor from the Lord.(C)

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35 For (A)one who finds me finds life,
And (B)obtains favor from the Lord.

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

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  1. Proverbs 10:6 Or righteous, / but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence

(A)Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
But (B)the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

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17 Those who are kind benefit themselves,
    but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.

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17 A (A)merciful person does [a]himself good,
But the cruel person [b]does himself harm.

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  1. Proverbs 11:17 Lit his soul
  2. Proverbs 11:17 Lit ruins his flesh

31 If the righteous receive their due(A) on earth,
    how much more the ungodly and the sinner!

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31 If (A)the righteous will be repaid on the earth,
How much more the wicked and the sinner!

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Good people obtain favor from the Lord,(A)
    but he condemns those who devise wicked schemes.(B)

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A (A)good person will obtain favor from the Lord,
But He will condemn a person [a]who devises evil.

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  1. Proverbs 12:2 Lit of evil devices

12 The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers,
    but the root of the righteous endures.

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12 The (A)wicked person desires the [a]plunder of evil people,
But the root of the righteous (B)yields fruit.

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  1. Proverbs 12:12 Lit net (for trapping prey); another reading is mountain stronghold

21 Trouble pursues the sinner,(A)
    but the righteous(B) are rewarded with good things.(C)

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21 (A)Adversity pursues sinners,
But the (B)righteous will be rewarded with prosperity.

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14 The faithless will be fully repaid for their ways,(A)
    and the good rewarded for theirs.(B)

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14 One with a wayward heart will have his (A)fill of his own ways,
But a good person will (B)be satisfied [a]with his.

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  1. Proverbs 14:14 Lit from himself

22 He who finds a wife finds what is good(A)
    and receives favor from the Lord.(B)

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22 He who finds a (A)wife finds a good thing
And (B)obtains favor from the Lord.

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The generous will themselves be blessed,(A)
    for they share their food with the poor.(B)

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One who [a]is (A)generous will be blessed,
Because he (B)gives some of his food to the poor.

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  1. Proverbs 22:9 Lit has a good eye