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33 The curse of Yahweh is on the house of the wicked,
    and the abode of the righteous ones he blesses.
34 With those who scorn, he is scornful,
    but to those who are humble, he gives favor.
35 They will inherit the honor of the wise,
    but stubborn fools, disgrace.

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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.
35 (E)The wise will inherit honor,
But fools [a]increase dishonor.

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  1. Proverbs 3:35 Lit raise high

Yahweh will not cause a righteous person[a] to go hungry,
    but the craving of the wicked he will thwart.

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  1. Proverbs 10:3 Or “soul,” or “inner self”

The Lord (A)will not allow the [a]righteous to hunger,
But He (B)will [b]reject the craving of the wicked.

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  1. Proverbs 10:3 Lit soul of the righteous
  2. Proverbs 10:3 Lit thrust away

22 The blessing of Yahweh makes one rich,
    and he does not increase sorrow with it.

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22 It is the (A)blessing of the Lord that makes rich,
And He adds no sorrow to it.

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24 The dread of the wicked will come upon him,
    but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25 With the passing of the tempest, there is no wickedness,
    but the righteous have a foundation forever.

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

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28 The hope of the righteous is gladness,
    but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.
29 A stronghold for the upright is the way of Yahweh,
    but ruin belongs to evildoers.[a]
30 The righteous one is forever; he will not be removed.
    But the wicked will not remain in the land.[b]

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  1. Proverbs 10:29 Literally “them who do evil”
  2. Proverbs 10:30 Or “earth”

28 The (A)hope of the righteous is gladness,
But the (B)expectation of the wicked perishes.
29 The (C)way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright,
But (D)ruin to the workers of injustice.
30 The (E)righteous will never be shaken,
But (F)the wicked will not live in the land.

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The integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

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

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The righteousness of the blameless will keep his ways straight,
    but the wicked will fall by his wickedness.
The righteousness of the upright will save them,
    but by a scheme the treacherous will be taken captive.
With the death of a wicked person, hope will die,
    and the expectation of the godless perishes.
The righteous is delivered from trouble,
    but the wicked enters into it.

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The (A)righteousness of the blameless will smooth his way,
But (B)the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.
The righteousness of the upright will rescue them,
But the treacherous will (C)be caught by their own greed.
When a wicked person dies, his (D)expectation will perish,
And the (E)hope of strong people perishes.
The righteous is rescued from trouble,
But the wicked [a]takes his place.

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  1. Proverbs 11:8 Lit enters

19 He who is steadfast in righteousness is to life
    as[a] he who pursues evil is to death.
20 An abomination of Yahweh are the crooked of heart,[b]
    but his delight are those with blameless ways.[c]
21 Rest assured,[d] the wicked will not go unpunished,
    but the offspring[e] of the righteous will escape.

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  1. Proverbs 11:19 Hebrew “and”
  2. Proverbs 11:20 Literally “crooked ones of heart”; “heart” may also be translated “mind”
  3. Proverbs 11:20 Literally “blameless ones of ways”
  4. Proverbs 11:21 Literally “Hand to hand”
  5. Proverbs 11:21 Or “seed”

19 One who is steadfast in (A)righteousness attains life,
But (B)one who pursues evil attains his own death.
20 The perverse in heart are an abomination to the Lord,
But the (C)blameless in their [a]walk are His (D)delight.
21 [b]Be assured, the evil person will not go unpunished,
But the [c]descendants of the righteous will be rescued.

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  1. Proverbs 11:20 Lit way
  2. Proverbs 11:21 Lit Hand to hand
  3. Proverbs 11:21 Lit seed

23 The desire of the righteous is only good,
    but the expectation of the wicked, wrath.

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

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27 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
    but he who inquires of evil, it will come to him.

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27 One who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
But (A)one who seeks evil, evil will come to him.

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30 The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life,
    and he who captures souls[a] is wise.
31 If the righteous on earth will be repaid,
    how much more[b] the wicked and sinner.

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  1. Proverbs 11:30 Or “persons,” or “inner selves”
  2. Proverbs 11:31 Literally “more for”

30 The fruit of the righteous is (A)a tree of life,
And (B)one who is wise [a]gains souls.
31 If (C)the righteous will be repaid on the earth,
How much more the wicked and the sinner!

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  1. Proverbs 11:30 Lit takes

The good obtains favor from Yahweh,
    but anyone who schemes, he condemns.
A person will not be established by wickedness,
    but the root of the righteous will not be moved.

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A (A)good person will obtain favor from the Lord,
But He will condemn a person [a]who devises evil.
A person will (B)not be established by wickedness,
But the root of the (C)righteous will not be moved.

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  1. Proverbs 12:2 Lit of evil devices