1Be not emulous of evildoers; nor envy them that work iniquity.

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Romans 3:18, Romans 3:18, Proverbs 16:6, Proverbs 16:6, Psalms 18:1

2For they shall shortly wither away as grass, and as the green herbs shall quickly fall.

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Deuteronomy 29:19, Deuteronomy 29:19, Psalms 10:3, Psalms 49:18, Psalms 10:3

3Trust in the Lord, and do good, and dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed with its riches.

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Psalms 55:21, Psalms 55:21, Psalms 10:7, Jeremiah 4:22, Psalms 10:7

4Delight in the Lord, and he will give thee the requests of thy heart.

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Micah 2:1, Proverbs 4:16, Micah 2:1, Proverbs 4:16, Romans 12:9

5Commit thy way to the Lord, and trust in him, and he will do it.

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Psalms 100:5, Psalms 100:5, Psalms 108:4, Psalms 108:4, Psalms 103:11

6And he will bring forth thy justice as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

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Psalms 77:19, Romans 11:33, Psalms 77:19, Romans 11:33, 1 Timothy 4:10

7Be subject to the Lord and pray to him. Envy not the man who prospereth in his way; the man who doth unjust things.

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Psalms 86:5, Psalms 86:5, Ruth 2:12, Psalms 91:4, Ruth 2:12

8Cease from anger, and leave rage; have no emulation to do evil.

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Psalms 16:11, Psalms 16:11, Psalms 65:4, Psalms 65:4, Jeremiah 31:12

9For evildoers shall be cut off: but they that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the land.

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John 8:12, John 8:12, John 4:14, John 4:14, 1 John 1:7

10For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: and thou shalt seek his place, and shalt not find it.

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Jeremiah 24:7, Jeremiah 24:7, Psalms 97:10, Psalms 97:11, Hebrews 8:11

11But the meek shall inherit the land, and shall delight in abundance of peace.

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Psalms 16:8, Psalms 16:8, Psalms 123:3, Psalms 123:4, Psalms 119:51

12The sinner shall watch the just man: and shall gnash upon him with his teeth.

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Psalms 1:5, Psalms 1:5, Psalms 140:10, Psalms 64:7, Psalms 64:9

13But the Lord shall laugh at him: for he foreseeth that his day shall come.

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14The wicked have drawn out the sword: they have bent their bow. To cast down the poor and needy, to kill the upright of heart.

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15Let their sword enter into their own hearts, and let their bow be broken.

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16Better is a little to the just, than the great riches of the wicked.

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17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken in pieces; but the Lord strengtheneth the just.

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18The Lord knoweth the days of the undefiled; and their inheritance shall be for ever.

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19They shall not be confounded in the evil time; and in the days of famine they shall be filled:

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20Because the wicked shall perish. And the enemies of the Lord, presently after they shall be honoured and exalted, shall come to nothing and vanish like smoke.

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21The sinner shall borrow, and not pay again; but the just sheweth mercy and shall give.

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22For such as bless him shall inherit the land: but such as curse him shall perish.

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23With the Lord shall the steps of a man be directed, and he shall like well his way.

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24When he shall fall he shall not be bruised, for the Lord putteth his hand under him.

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25I have been young and now am old; and I have not seen the just forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread.

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26He sheweth mercy, and lendeth all the day long; and his seed shall be in blessing.

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27Decline from evil and do good, and dwell for ever and ever.

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28For the Lord loveth judgment, and will not forsake his saints: they shall be preserved for ever. The unjust shall be punished, and the seed of the wicked shall perish.

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29But the just shall inherit the land, and shall dwell therein for evermore.

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30The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom: and his tongue shall speak judgment.

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31The law of his God is in his heart, and his steps shall not be supplanted.

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32The wicked watcheth the just man, and seeketh to put him to death,

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33But the Lord will not leave him in his hands; nor condemn him when he shall be judged.

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34Expect the Lord and keep his way: and he will exalt thee to inherit the land: when the sinners shall perish thou shalt see.

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35I have seen the wicked highly exalted, and lifted up like the cedars of Libanus.

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36And I passed by, and lo, he was not: and I sought him and his place was not found.

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37Keep innocence, and behold justice: for there are remnants for the peaceable man.

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38But the unjust shall be destroyed together: the remnants of the wicked shall perish.

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39But the salvation of the just is from the Lord, and he is their protector in the time of trouble.

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40And the Lord will help them and deliver them: and he will rescue them from the wicked, and save them because they have hoped in him.

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