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33 Yahweh’s curse is in the house of the wicked,
    but he blesses the habitation of the righteous.
34 Surely he mocks the mockers,
    but he gives grace to the humble.

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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 Keep your heart with all diligence,
    for out of it is the wellspring of life.
24 Put away from yourself a perverse mouth.
    Put corrupt lips far from you.
25 Let your eyes look straight ahead.
    Fix your gaze directly before you.
26 Make the path of your feet level.
    Let all of your ways be established.
27 Don’t turn to the right hand nor to the left.
    Remove your foot from evil.

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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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Footnotes

  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 whoever finds me, finds life,
    and will obtain favor from Yahweh.

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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 are on the head of the righteous,
    but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

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

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17 The merciful man does good to his own soul,
    but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.

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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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Footnotes

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

31 Behold, the righteous shall be repaid in the earth,
    how much more the wicked 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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A good man shall obtain favor from Yahweh,
    but he will condemn a man of wicked plans.

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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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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:2 Lit of evil devices

12 The wicked desires the plunder of evil men,
    but the root of the righteous flourishes.

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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 Misfortune pursues sinners,
    but prosperity rewards the righteous.

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

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14 The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways;
    likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways.

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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 Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing,
    and obtains favor of Yahweh.

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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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He who has a generous eye will be blessed;
    for he shares his food with the poor.

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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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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 22:9 Lit has a good eye