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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 Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked,
    but he blesses the abode of the righteous.(A)
34 Toward the scorners he is scornful,
    but to the humble he shows favor.(B)
35 The wise will inherit honor,
    but stubborn fools, disgrace.

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

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Footnotes

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

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

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

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22 The blessing of the Lord makes rich,
    and toil adds nothing to it.(A)

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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 the wicked dread will come upon them,
    but the desire of the righteous will be granted.(A)
25 When the tempest passes, the wicked are no more,
    but the righteous are established forever.(B)

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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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Footnotes

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

28 The hope of the righteous ends in gladness,
    but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.
29 The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright
    but destruction for evildoers.(A)
30 The righteous will never totter,
    but the wicked will not remain on the earth.(B)

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

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

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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 righteousness of the blameless keeps their ways straight,
    but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.
The righteousness of the upright saves them,
    but the treacherous are taken captive by their schemes.(A)
When the wicked die, hope perishes,
    and the expectation of strength comes to nothing.(B)
The righteous are delivered from trouble,
    and the wicked come into it instead.(C)

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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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Footnotes

  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 Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live,
    but whoever pursues evil will die.
20 Crooked minds are an abomination to the Lord,
    but those of blameless ways are his delight.(A)
21 Be assured, the wicked will not go unpunished,
    but those who are righteous will escape.(B)

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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 ends only in good,
    the expectation of the wicked in 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 Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor,
    but evil comes to the one who searches for it.(A)

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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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Footnotes

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

30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
    and the wise capture souls.(A)
31 If the righteous are repaid on earth,
    how much more the wicked and the sinner!(B)

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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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The good obtain favor from the Lord,
    but those who devise evil he condemns.(A)
No one finds security by wickedness,
    but the root of the righteous will never be moved.(B)

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