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32 The wicked are waylaid by their evil actions,
    but the right-living find hope’s sanctuary even in their death.[a]
33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one with insight
    and can even be experienced by fools.
34 Living according to God’s instructions makes a nation great,
    but sin colors those who commit it with disgrace.

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Footnotes

  1. 14:32 Greek manuscripts read “integrity.”

32 When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down,(A)
    but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God.(B)

33 Wisdom reposes in the heart of the discerning(C)
    and even among fools she lets herself be known.[a]

34 Righteousness exalts a nation,(D)
    but sin condemns any people.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:33 Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac discerning / but in the heart of fools she is not known