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Then you will understand righteousness and justice, Equity and every good path.
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So you may walk in the way of goodness, And keep to the paths of righteousness.
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Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in the power of your hand to do so.
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For I give you good doctrine: Do not forsake my law.
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The merciful man does good for his own soul, But he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.
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The desire of the righteous is only good, But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
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He who earnestly seeks good finds favor, But trouble will come to him who seeks evil.
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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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A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, And the recompense of a man’s hands will be rendered to him.
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Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, But a good word makes it glad.
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Good understanding gains favor, But the way of the unfaithful is hard.
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Evil pursues sinners, But to the righteous, good shall be repaid.
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A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, But the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.
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The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways, But a good man will be satisfied from above.
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The evil will bow before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
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Do they not go astray who devise evil? But mercy and truth belong to those who devise good.
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The eyes of the Lord are in every place, Keeping watch on the evil and the good.
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A man has joy by the answer of his mouth, And a word spoken in due season, how good it is!
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The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, And a good report makes the bones healthy.
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He who heeds the word wisely will find good, And whoever trusts in the Lord, happy is he.
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A violent man entices his neighbor, And leads him in a way that is not good.
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Whoever rewards evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house.
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He who has a deceitful heart finds no good, And he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil.
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A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones.
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Also, to punish the righteous is not good, Nor to strike princes for their uprightness.
