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- FRET NOT yourself because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness (that which is not upright or in right standing with God).
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- For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
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- Trust (lean on, rely on, and be confident) in the Lord and do good; so shall you dwell in the land and feed surely on His faithfulness, and truly you shall be fed.
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- Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He will give you the desires and secret petitions of your heart.
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- Commit your way to the Lord [roll and repose each care of your load on Him]; trust (lean on, rely on, and be confident) also in Him and He will bring it to pass.
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- And He will make your uprightness and right standing with God go forth as the light, and your justice and right as [the shining sun of] the noonday.
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- Be still and rest in the Lord; wait for Him and patiently lean yourself upon Him; fret not yourself because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked devices to pass.
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- Cease from anger and forsake wrath; fret not yourself--it tends only to evildoing.
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- For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait and hope and look for the Lord [in the end] shall inherit the earth. [Isa. 57:13c.]
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- For yet a little while, and the evildoers will be no more; though you look with care where they used to be, they will not be found. [Heb. 10:36, 37; Rev. 21:7, 8.]
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- But the meek [in the end] shall inherit the earth and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. [Ps. 37:29; Matt. 5:5.]
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- The wicked plot against the [uncompromisingly] righteous (the upright in right standing with God); they gnash at them with their teeth.
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- The Lord laughs at [the wicked], for He sees that their own day [of defeat] is coming.
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- The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows to cast down the poor and needy, to slay those who walk uprightly (blameless in conduct and in conversation).
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- The swords [of the wicked] shall enter their own hearts, and their bows shall be broken.
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- Better is the little that the [uncompromisingly] righteous have than the abundance [of possessions] of many who are wrong and wicked. [I Tim. 6:6, 7.]
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- For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the Lord upholds the [consistently] righteous.
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- The Lord knows the days of the upright and blameless, and their heritage will abide forever.
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- They shall not be put to shame in the time of evil; and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
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- But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs [that is consumed in smoke] and as the glory of the pastures. They shall vanish; like smoke shall they consume away.
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- The wicked borrow and pay not again [for they may be unable], but the [uncompromisingly] righteous deal kindly and give [for they are able].
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- For such as are blessed of God shall [in the end] inherit the earth, but they that are cursed of Him shall be cut off. [Isa. 57:13c.]
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- The steps of a [good] man are directed and established by the Lord when He delights in his way [and He busies Himself with his every step].
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- Though he falls, he shall not be utterly cast down, for the Lord grasps his hand in support and upholds him.
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- I have been young and now am old, yet have I not seen the [uncompromisingly] righteous forsaken or their seed begging bread.
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- All day long they are merciful and deal graciously; they lend, and their offspring are blessed.
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- Depart from evil and do good; and you will dwell forever [securely].
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- For the Lord delights in justice and forsakes not His saints; they are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked [in time] shall be cut off.
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- [Then] the [consistently] righteous shall inherit the land and dwell upon it forever.
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- The mouth of the [uncompromisingly] righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks with justice.
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- The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.
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- The wicked lie in wait for the [uncompromisingly] righteous and seek to put them to death.
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- The Lord will not leave them in their hands, or [suffer them to] condemn them when they are judged.
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- Wait for and expect the Lord and keep and heed His way, and He will exalt you to inherit the land; [in the end] when the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
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- I have seen a wicked man in great power and spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil,
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- Yet he passed away, and behold, he was not; yes, I sought and inquired for him, but he could not be found.
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- Mark the blameless man and behold the upright, for there is a happy end for the man of peace.
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- As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together; in the end the wicked shall be cut off.
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- But the salvation of the [consistently] righteous is of the Lord; He is their Refuge and secure Stronghold in the time of trouble.
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- And the Lord helps them and delivers them; He delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they trust and take refuge in Him.
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