33 (A)The Lord's curse is on the house of the wicked,
    but he (B)blesses the dwelling of the righteous.

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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.

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18 But (A)the path of the righteous is like (B)the light of dawn,
    which shines (C)brighter and brighter until (D)full day.

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18 But the (A)path of the righteous is like the (B)light of dawn
That (C)shines brighter and brighter until the (D)full day.

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11 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
    but (A)by the mouth of the wicked (B)it is overthrown.

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11 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
But by the mouth of the wicked, it is torn down.

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

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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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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:30 Lit takes

21 (A)Disaster[a] pursues sinners,
    (B)but the righteous are rewarded with good.

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  1. Proverbs 13:21 Or Evil

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

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Whoever (A)walks in uprightness fears the Lord,
    but he who is (B)devious in his ways despises him.

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One who (A)walks in his uprightness fears the Lord,
But one who is (B)devious in his ways despises Him.

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(A)The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
    but (B)the prayer of the upright is acceptable to him.

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The (A)sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But (B)the prayer of the upright is His delight.

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19 The way of (A)a sluggard is like a hedge of (B)thorns,
    but the path of the upright is (C)a level highway.

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19 The way of the [a]lazy one is like a hedge of thorns,
But the path of the upright is a highway.

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  1. Proverbs 15:19 Lit idle

29 The Lord is (A)far from the wicked,
    but he (B)hears the prayer of the righteous.

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29 The Lord is (A)far from the wicked,
But He (B)hears the prayer of the righteous.

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13 (A)Righteous lips are the delight of a king,
    and he loves him who speaks what is right.

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13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings,
And one who speaks right is loved.

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12 The Righteous One (A)observes the house of the wicked;
    he throws the wicked down to ruin.

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12 The [a]righteous one considers the house of the wicked,
Bringing the (A)wicked to ruin.

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  1. Proverbs 21:12 Or Righteous One

21 Whoever (A)pursues righteousness and kindness
    will find (B)life, righteousness, and honor.

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21 One who (A)pursues righteousness and loyalty
Finds life, righteousness, and honor.

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