21 (A)Though they join [a]forces, the wicked will not go unpunished;
But (B)the posterity of the righteous will be delivered.

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  1. Proverbs 11:21 Lit. hand to hand

21 Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished,
    but those who are righteous will go free.(A)

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(A)Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord;
Though they join [a]forces, none will go unpunished.

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  1. Proverbs 16:5 Lit. hand to hand

The Lord detests all the proud of heart.(A)
    Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.(B)

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39 then I will (A)give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me forever, for the good of them and their children after them.

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39 I will give them singleness(A) of heart and action, so that they will always fear(B) me and that all will then go well for them and for their children after them.

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The Blessed State of the Righteous

112 Praise[a] the Lord!

Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,
Who (A)delights greatly in His commandments.

(B)His descendants will be mighty on earth;
The generation of the upright will be blessed.

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  1. Psalm 112:1 Heb. Hallelujah

Psalm 112[a]

Praise the Lord.[b](A)

Blessed are those(B) who fear the Lord,(C)
    who find great delight(D) in his commands.

Their children(E) will be mighty in the land;
    the generation of the upright will be blessed.

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  1. Psalm 112:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the lines of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
  2. Psalm 112:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah

39 For the promise is to you and (A)to your children, and (B)to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”

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39 The promise is for you and your children(A) and for all who are far off(B)—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”

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22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
But (A)the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.

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22 A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children,
    but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.(A)

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Fury is not in Me.
Who would set (A)briers and thorns
Against Me in battle?
I would go through them,
I would burn them together.

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    I am not angry.
If only there were briers and thorns confronting me!
    I would march against them in battle;
    I would set them all on fire.(A)

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26 (A)He is [a]ever merciful, and lends;
And his descendants are blessed.

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  1. Psalm 37:26 Lit. all the day

26 They are always generous and lend freely;(A)
    their children will be a blessing.[a](B)

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  1. Psalm 37:26 Or freely; / the names of their children will be used in blessings (see Gen. 48:20); or freely; / others will see that their children are blessed

(A)You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; (B)nor shall you testify in a dispute so as to turn aside after many to pervert justice.

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“Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give testimony in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice(A) by siding with the crowd,(B)

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And I will (A)establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, (B)to be God to you and (C)your descendants after you. Also (D)I give to you and your descendants after you the land (E)in[a] which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession; and (F)I will be their God.”

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  1. Genesis 17:8 Lit. of your sojournings

I will establish my covenant(A) as an everlasting covenant(B) between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God(C) and the God of your descendants after you.(D) The whole land of Canaan,(E) where you now reside as a foreigner,(F) I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you;(G) and I will be their God.(H)

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