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Proverbs 11:19

“Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death.”

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¹⁷A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.

¹⁸The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.

¹⁹Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death.

²⁰The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the blameless in their walk are His delight.

²¹Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.

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