King James Version KJV
New International Version NIV
12 The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
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The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them;
13 The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
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but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he knows their day is coming.
14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.
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The wicked draw the sword and bend the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.
15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
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But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
16 A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
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Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked;
17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.
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for the power of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.
18 The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
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The blameless spend their days under the LORD’s care, and their inheritance will endure forever.
19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
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In times of disaster they will not wither; in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.
20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
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But the wicked will perish: Though the LORD’s enemies are like the flowers of the field, they will be consumed, they will go up in smoke.
21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
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The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously;
22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
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those the LORD blesses will inherit the land, but those he curses will be destroyed.
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