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He holds success in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,
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For the upright will live in the land, and the blameless will remain in it;
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For the Lord detests the perverse but takes the upright into his confidence.
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To the discerning all of them are right; they are upright to those who have found knowledge.
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Blessings crown the head of the righteous, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.
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The name of the righteous is used in blessings, but the name of the wicked will rot.
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The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, without painful toil for it.
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The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.
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The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.
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Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.
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People curse the one who hoards grain, but they pray God’s blessing on the one who is willing to sell.
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The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
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Whoever fears the Lord walks uprightly, but those who despise him are devious in their ways.
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Fools mock at making amends for sin, but goodwill is found among the upright.
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The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
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The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright.
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The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.
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The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
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The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their ways preserve their lives.
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Even small children are known by their actions, so is their conduct really pure and upright?
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The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
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The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the unfaithful for the upright.
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The wicked put up a bold front, but the upright give thought to their ways.
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But it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come on them.
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Whoever leads the upright along an evil path will fall into their own trap, but the blameless will receive a good inheritance.
