16 (A)A gracious woman gets honor,
    and (B)violent men get riches.
17 (C)A man who is kind benefits himself,
    but a cruel man hurts himself.
18 The wicked earns deceptive wages,
    but one who (D)sows righteousness gets a sure reward.
19 Whoever is steadfast in righteousness (E)will live,
    but (F)he who pursues evil will die.
20 Those of (G)crooked heart are (H)an abomination to the Lord,
    but those of (I)blameless ways are (J)his delight.
21 (K)Be assured, (L)an evil person will not go unpunished,
    but (M)the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.
22 Like (N)a gold ring in a pig's snout
    is a beautiful woman without discretion.
23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
    (O)the expectation of the wicked in wrath.
24 (P)One gives (Q)freely, yet grows all the richer;
    another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
25 (R)Whoever brings blessing (S)will be enriched,
    and (T)one who waters will himself be watered.
26 (U)The people curse him who holds back grain,
    but (V)a blessing is on the head of him who (W)sells it.
27 Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor,[a]
    but evil comes to (X)him who searches for it.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:27 Or acceptance

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