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Proverbs 2:20
20
So that you will walk in the way of good men
And keep to the paths of the righteous.
Proverbs 9:9
9
Give knowledge to a wise man and he will be still wiser,
Make a righteous man know it and he will increase his learning.
Proverbs 10:6
6
Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
But the mouth of the wicked covers up violence.
Proverbs 10:11
11
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
But the mouth of the wicked covers up violence.
Proverbs 10:16
16
The wages of the righteous is life,
The income of the wicked, punishment.
Proverbs 10:20
20
The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver,
The heart of the wicked is worth little.
Proverbs 10:21
21
The lips of the righteous feed many,
But ignorant fools die for lack of a heart of wisdom.
Proverbs 10:24 - 10:25
24
What the wicked dreads will come upon him,
But the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25 When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more,
But the righteous has an everlasting foundation.
Proverbs 10:28
28
The expectation of the righteous is gladness,
But the hope of the wicked will perish.
Proverbs 10:30 - 10:32
30
The righteous will never be shaken,
But the wicked will not dwell in the land.
31 The mouth of the righteous bears wisdom,
But the tongue of perversions will be cut out.
32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,
But the mouth of the wicked what is perverse.
Proverbs 11:8 - 11:10
8
The righteous is rescued from distress,
But the wicked takes his place.
9 With his mouth the godless man corrupts his neighbor,
But through knowledge the righteous will be rescued.
10 When it goes well with the righteous, the city exults,
And when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.
Proverbs 11:23
23
The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the hope of the wicked is wrath.
Proverbs 11:28
28
He who trusts in his riches will fall,
But the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.
Proverbs 11:30 - 11:31
30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
And he who is wise wins souls.
31 If the righteous will be repaid in the earth,
How much more the wicked and the sinner!
Proverbs 14:19
19
The evil will bow down before the good,
And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 14:32
32
The wicked is thrust down by his own evil,
But the righteous takes refuge even in his death.
Proverbs 15:6
6
The house of the righteous has much treasure,
But in the income of the wicked there is trouble.
Proverbs 15:28
28
The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer,
But the mouth of the wicked pours forth evil things.
Proverbs 15:29
29
Yahweh is far from the wicked,
But He hears the prayer of the righteous.
Proverbs 18:10
10
The name of Yahweh is a strong tower;
The righteous runs into it and is set securely on high.
Proverbs 21:15
15
To do justice is pleasure for the righteous,
But is ruin to the workers of iniquity.
Proverbs 21:18
18
The wicked is a ransom for the righteous,
And the treacherous is in the place of the upright.
Proverbs 21:26
26
All day long he is insatiably craving,
While the righteous gives and does not hold back.
Proverbs 24:15 - 24:16
15
Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the abode of the righteous;
Do not destroy his resting place;
16 For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again,
But the wicked will stumble in calamity.
Proverbs 28:1
The wicked flee when there is no one pursuing,
But the righteous are secure as a lion.
Proverbs 28:12
12
When the righteous exult, there is great honor,
But when the wicked rise, man has to be sought out.
Proverbs 28:28
28
When the wicked rise, men hide themselves;
But when they perish, the righteous increase.
Proverbs 29:2
2
When the righteous increase, the people are glad,
But when a wicked man rules, people groan.
Proverbs 29:6 - 29:7
6
By transgression an evil man is ensnared,
But the righteous sings with joy and is glad.
7 The righteous knows the cause of the poor,
The wicked does not understand that knowledge.
Proverbs 29:16
16
When the wicked increase, transgression increases;
But the righteous will see their fall.
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