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Proverbs 2:22 (Listen)

22 but the wicked will be wcut off from the land,

and the treacherous will be xrooted out of it.

Proverbs 4:14 (Listen)

14 aDo not enter the path of the wicked,

and do not walk in the way of the evil.

Proverbs 4:19 (Listen)

19 hThe way of the wicked is like deep idarkness;

they do not know over what they jstumble.

Proverbs 5:22 (Listen)

22 The ainiquities of the wicked bensnare him,

and he is held fast in the cords of his sin.

Proverbs 6:12 (Listen)

12 vA worthless person, a wicked man,

goes about with wcrooked speech,

Proverbs 10:6 (Listen)

Blessings are on the head of the righteous,

but nthe mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Proverbs 10:11 (Listen)

11 uThe mouth of the righteous is va fountain of life,

but the mouth of the wicked nconceals violence.

Proverbs 10:16 (Listen)

16 The wage of the righteous leads cto life,

the gain of the wicked to sin.

Proverbs 10:20 (Listen)

20 The tongue of the righteous is gchoice silver;

the heart of the wicked is of little worth.

Proverbs 10:24 (Listen)

24 lWhat the wicked dreads mwill come upon him,

but nthe desire of the righteous will be granted.

Proverbs 10:25 (Listen)

25 When othe tempest passes, the wicked is no more,

but pthe righteous is established forever.

Proverbs 10:27 (Listen)

27 qThe fear of the Lord prolongs life,

rbut the years of the wicked will be short.

Proverbs 10:28 (Listen)

28 sThe hope of the righteous brings joy,

tbut the expectation of the wicked will perish.

Proverbs 10:30 (Listen)

30 vThe righteous will never be removed,

but wthe wicked will not dwell in the land.

Proverbs 11:5 (Listen)

The righteousness of the blameless ikeeps his way straight,

but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.

Proverbs 11:7 (Listen)

When the wicked dies, his khope will perish,

and lthe expectation of wealth1 perishes too.

Footnotes

[1] 11:7 Or of his strength, or of iniquity

Proverbs 11:8 (Listen)

mThe righteous is delivered from trouble,

and the wicked walks into it instead.

Proverbs 11:10 (Listen)

10 nWhen it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices,

and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness.

Proverbs 11:11 (Listen)

11 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,

but oby the mouth of the wicked pit is overthrown.

Proverbs 11:18 (Listen)

18 The wicked earns deceptive wages,

but one who xsows righteousness gets a sure reward.

Proverbs 11:21 (Listen)

21 eBe assured, fan evil person will not go unpunished,

but gthe offspring of the righteous will be delivered.

Proverbs 11:23 (Listen)

23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good;

ithe expectation of the wicked in wrath.

Proverbs 11:31 (Listen)

31 If ythe righteous is repaid on earth,

how much more the wicked and the sinner!

Proverbs 14:11 (Listen)

11 sThe house of the wicked will be destroyed,

but the tent of the upright will flourish.

Proverbs 14:19 (Listen)

19 dThe evil bow down before the good,

the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

Proverbs 14:32 (Listen)

32 zThe wicked is overthrown through his evildoing,

but athe righteous finds refuge in his death.

Proverbs 15:3 (Listen)

gThe eyes of the Lord are in every place,

keeping watch on the evil and the good.

Proverbs 15:6 (Listen)

In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,

but trouble befalls the income of the wicked.

Proverbs 15:8 (Listen)

oThe sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,

but pthe prayer of the upright is acceptable to him.

Proverbs 15:9 (Listen)

The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,

but he loves him qwho pursues righteousness.

Proverbs 15:28 (Listen)

28 The heart of the righteous yponders how to answer,

but zthe mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

Proverbs 15:29 (Listen)

29 The Lord is afar from the wicked,

but he bhears the prayer of the righteous.

Proverbs 16:4 (Listen)

pThe Lord has made everything for its purpose,

even qthe wicked for the day of trouble.

Proverbs 17:4 (Listen)

An evildoer listens to wicked lips,

and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

Proverbs 17:23 (Listen)

23 The wicked accepts qa bribe in secret1

to rpervert the ways of justice.

Footnotes

[1] 17:23 Hebrew a bribe from the bosom

Proverbs 18:3 (Listen)

When wickedness comes, contempt comes also,

and with dishonor comes disgrace.

Proverbs 19:28 (Listen)

28 A worthless witness mocks at justice,

and the mouth of the wicked wdevours iniquity.