Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha CEBA
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22 The LORD's blessing makes a person rich, and no trouble is added to it.
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The blessing of the LORD brings wealth, without painful toil for it.
23 Fools enjoy vile deeds, but those with understanding take pleasure in wisdom.
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A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.
24 What the wicked dread will come on them, but what the righteous desire will be given to them.
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What the wicked dread will overtake them; what the righteous desire will be granted.
25 After a whirlwind passes by, the wicked are no more, but the righteous stand firm forever.
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When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever.
26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so are lazy people to those who authorize them.
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As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so are sluggards to those who send them.
27 The fear of the LORD increases one's life, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.
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The fear of the LORD adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
28 The expectations of the righteous result in joy, but the hopes of the wicked will perish.
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The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
29 The path of the LORD is a refuge for the innocent and ruin for those who do evil.
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The way of the LORD is a refuge for the blameless, but it is the ruin of those who do evil.
30 The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked won't dwell in the land.
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The righteous will never be uprooted, but the wicked will not remain in the land.
31 The mouth of the righteous flows with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off.
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From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be silenced.
32 The lips of the wise know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked knows only what is perverse.
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The lips of the righteous know what finds favor, but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.
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