Proverbs 11:8
The upright man is taken out of trouble, and in his place comes the sinner.
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- Prov 21:18 : 18 The evil-doer will be given as a price for the life of the good man, and the worker of deceit in the place of the upright.
- Isa 43:3-4 : 3 For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your saviour; I have given Egypt as a price for you, Ethiopia and Seba for you. 4 Because of your value in my eyes, you have been honoured, and loved by me; so I will give men for you, and peoples for your life.
- Dan 6:23-24 : 23 My God has sent his angel to keep the lions' mouths shut, and they have done me no damage: because I was seen to be without sin before him; and further, before you, O King, I have done no wrong. 24 Then the king was very glad, and gave orders for them to take Daniel up out of the hole. So Daniel was taken up out of the hole and he was seen to be untouched, because he had faith in his God.
- Esth 7:9-9 : 9 Then Harbonah, one of the unsexed servants waiting before the king, said, See, the pillar fifty cubits high, which Haman made for Mordecai, who said a good word for the king, is still in its place in Haman's house. Then the king said, Put him to death by hanging him on it. 10 So Haman was put to death by hanging him on the pillar he had made for Mordecai. Then the king's wrath became less.
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32 The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.
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18 The evil-doer will be given as a price for the life of the good man, and the worker of deceit in the place of the upright.
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3 The righteousness of the upright will be their guide, but the twisted ways of the false will be their destruction.
4 Wealth is of no profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness keeps a man safe from death.
5 The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.
6 The righteousness of the upright will be their salvation, but the false will themselves be taken in their evil designs.
7 At the death of an upright man his hope does not come to an end, but the hope of the evil-doer comes to destruction.
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12 The resting-place of the sinner will come to destruction, but the root of upright men is for ever.
13 In the sin of the lips is a net which takes the sinner, but the upright man will come out of trouble.
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6 The words of sinners are destruction for the upright; but the mouth of upright men is their salvation.
7 Evil-doers are overturned and never seen again, but the house of upright men will keep its place.
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9 With his mouth the evil man sends destruction on his neighbour; but through knowledge the upright are taken out of trouble.
10 When things go well for the upright man, all the town is glad; at the death of sinners, there are cries of joy.
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6 Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin.
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28 When evil-doers are lifted up, men take cover; but when destruction overtakes them, the upright are increased.
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19 The knees of the evil are bent before the good; and sinners go down in the dust at the doors of the upright.
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23 The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer.
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28 The hope of the upright man will give joy, but the waiting of the evil-doer will have its end in sorrow.
29 The way of the Lord is a strong tower for the upright man, but destruction to the workers of evil.
30 The upright man will never be moved, but evil-doers will not have a safe resting-place in the land.
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12 The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.
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21 No trouble will come to upright men, but sinners will be full of evil.
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31 If the upright man is rewarded on earth, how much more the evil-doer and the sinner!
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26 The upright man is a guide to his neighbour, but the way of evil-doers is a cause of error to them.
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18 The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.
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2 Wealth which comes from sin is of no profit, but righteousness gives salvation from death.
3 The Lord will not let the upright be in need of food, but he puts far from him the desire of the evil-doers.
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15 Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place:
16 For an upright man, after falling seven times, will get up again: but trouble is the downfall of the evil.
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32 The sinners are watching the upright man, desiring to put him to death.
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21 The sinner takes money and does not give it back; but the upright man has mercy, and gives to others.
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6 In the steps of an evil man there is a net for him, but the upright man gets away quickly and is glad.
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6 Because the Lord sees the way of the upright, but the end of the sinner is destruction.
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26 When the upright man, turning away from his righteousness, does evil, death will overtake him; in the evil which he has done death will overtake him.
27 Again, when the evil-doer, turning away from the evil he has done, does what is ordered and right, he will have life for his soul.
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18 When the upright man, turning away from his righteousness, does evil, death will overtake him in it.
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21 Evil will put an end to the sinner, and those who are haters of righteousness will come to destruction.
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1 The upright man goes to his death, and no one gives a thought to it; and god-fearing men are taken away, and no one is troubled by it; for the upright man is taken away because of evil-doing, and goes into peace.
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10 Anyone causing the upright to go wandering in an evil way, will himself go down into the hole he has made; but the upright will have good things for their heritage.
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11 Unhappy is the sinner! for the reward of his evil doings will come on him.
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6 In the house of the upright man there is a great store of wealth; but in the profits of the sinner there is trouble.
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7 By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.
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39 But the Lord is the saviour of the upright: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
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12 When the upright do well, there is great glory; but when evil-doers are lifted up, men do not let themselves be seen.
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14 There is a thing which is to no purpose done on the earth: that there are good men to whom is given the same punishment as those who are evil, and there are evil men who get the reward of the good. I say that this again is to no purpose.
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11 The house of the sinner will be overturned, but the tent of the upright man will do well.
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26 Like a troubled fountain and a dirty spring, is an upright man who has to give way before evil-doers.
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24 The thing feared by the evil-doer will come to him, but the upright man will get his desire.
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27 An evil man is disgusting to the upright, and he who is upright is disgusting to evil-doers.
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9 There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.