The righteous is rescued from trouble,
But the wicked [a]takes his place.

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  1. Proverbs 11:8 Lit enters

The righteous person is rescued from trouble,
    and it falls on the wicked instead.(A)

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23 One who (A)guards his mouth and his tongue,
Guards his soul from troubles.

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23 Those who guard their mouths(A) and their tongues
    keep themselves from calamity.(B)

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(A)then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from [a]a trial, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the (B)day of judgment,

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  1. 2 Peter 2:9 Or temptation; one early ms trials (temptations)

if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials(A) and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.(B)

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