GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New International Version NIV
22 It is the LORD's blessing that makes a person rich, and hard work adds nothing to it.
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The blessing of the LORD brings wealth, without painful toil for it.
23 Like the laughter of a fool when he carries out an evil plan, so is wisdom to a person who has understanding.
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A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.
24 That which wicked people dread happens to them, but [the LORD] grants the desire of righteous people.
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What the wicked dread will overtake them; what the righteous desire will be granted.
25 When the storm has passed, the wicked person has vanished, but the righteous person has an everlasting foundation.
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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, like smoke to the eyes, so is the lazy person to those who send him [on a mission].
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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 lengthens [the number of] days, but the years of wicked people are shortened.
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The fear of the LORD adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
28 The hope of righteous people [leads to] joy, but the eager waiting of wicked people comes to nothing.
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The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
29 The way of the LORD is a fortress for an innocent person but a ruin to those who are troublemakers.
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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 A righteous person will never be moved, but wicked people will not continue to live 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 a righteous person increases wisdom, but a devious 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 a righteous person announce good will, but the mouths of wicked people are devious.
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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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