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Be not emulous of evildoers; nor envy them that work iniquity.
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For they shall shortly wither away as grass, and as the green herbs shall quickly fall.
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Trust in the Lord, and do good, and dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed with its riches.
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Delight in the Lord, and he will give thee the requests of thy heart.
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Commit thy way to the Lord, and trust in him, and he will do it.
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And he will bring forth thy justice as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
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Be 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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8
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Cease from anger, and leave rage; have no emulation to do evil.
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For evildoers shall be cut off: but they that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the land.
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10
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For 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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But the meek shall inherit the land, and shall delight in abundance of peace.
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12
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The sinner shall watch the just man: and shall gnash upon him with his teeth.
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But the Lord shall laugh at him: for he foreseeth that his day shall come.
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The 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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Let their sword enter into their own hearts, and let their bow be broken.
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Better is a little to the just, than the great riches of the wicked.
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For the arms of the wicked shall be broken in pieces; but the Lord strengtheneth the just.
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The Lord knoweth the days of the undefiled; and their inheritance shall be for ever.
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They shall not be confounded in the evil time; and in the days of famine they shall be filled:
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Because 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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The sinner shall borrow, and not pay again; but the just sheweth mercy and shall give.
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For such as bless him shall inherit the land: but such as curse him shall perish.
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23
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With the Lord shall the steps of a man be directed, and he shall like well his way.
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24
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When he shall fall he shall not be bruised, for the Lord putteth his hand under him.
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I have been young and now am old; and I have not seen the just forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread.
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He sheweth mercy, and lendeth all the day long; and his seed shall be in blessing.
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Decline from evil and do good, and dwell for ever and ever.
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For 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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But the just shall inherit the land, and shall dwell therein for evermore.
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The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom: and his tongue shall speak judgment.
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The law of his God is in his heart, and his steps shall not be supplanted.
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The wicked watcheth the just man, and seeketh to put him to death,
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But the Lord will not leave him in his hands; nor condemn him when he shall be judged.
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Expect 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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I have seen the wicked highly exalted, and lifted up like the cedars of Libanus.
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And I passed by, and lo, he was not: and I sought him and his place was not found.
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Keep innocence, and behold justice: for there are remnants for the peaceable man.
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But the unjust shall be destroyed together: the remnants of the wicked shall perish.
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But the salvation of the just is from the Lord, and he is their protector in the time of trouble.
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40
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And 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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