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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 (A)The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked,
But (B)He blesses the home of the just.
34 (C)Surely He scorns the scornful,
But gives grace to the humble.

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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 Keep your heart with all diligence,
For out of it spring the issues of (A)life.
24 Put away from you a [a]deceitful mouth,
And put perverse lips far from you.
25 Let your eyes look straight ahead,
And your eyelids look right before you.
26 Ponder the path of your (B)feet,
And let all your ways be established.
27 Do not turn to the right or the left;
Remove your foot from evil.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 4:24 devious

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

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35 For whoever finds me finds life,
And (A)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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Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

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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)The merciful man does good for his own soul,
But he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.

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31 Behold, the righteous shall be repaid in the earth,
    how much more the wicked and the sinner!

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31 (A)If the righteous will be [a]recompensed on the earth,
How much more the ungodly and the sinner.

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  1. Proverbs 11:31 rewarded

A good man shall obtain favor from Yahweh,
    but he will condemn a man of wicked plans.

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A good man obtains favor from the Lord,
But a man of wicked intentions He will condemn.

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

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12 The wicked covet the catch of evil men,
But the root of the righteous yields fruit.

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21 Misfortune pursues sinners,
    but prosperity rewards the righteous.

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21 (A)Evil pursues sinners,
But to the righteous, good shall be repaid.

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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 The backslider in heart will be (A)filled with his own ways,
But a good man will be satisfied [a]from (B)above.

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  1. Proverbs 14:14 Lit. from above himself

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

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22 (A)He who finds a wife finds a good thing,
And 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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(A)He who has a [a]generous eye will be (B)blessed,
For he gives of his bread to the poor.

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  1. Proverbs 22:9 Lit. good