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Proverbs 12:12-14
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12 The (A)wicked person desires the [a]plunder of evil people,
But the root of the righteous (B)yields fruit.
13 [b]An evil person is ensnared by the offense of his lips,
But the (C)righteous will escape from trouble.
14 A person will be (D)satisfied with good by the fruit of his [c]words,
And the (E)deeds of a person’s hands will return to him.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:12 Lit net (for trapping prey); another reading is mountain stronghold
  2. Proverbs 12:13 Lit In the offense of the lips is an evil snare
  3. Proverbs 12:14 Lit mouth
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Proverbs 12:12-14
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12 The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers,
    but the root of the righteous endures.

13 Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk,(A)
    and so the innocent escape trouble.(B)

14 From the fruit of their lips people are filled with good things,(C)
    and the work of their hands brings them reward.(D)

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