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Proverbs 10:28

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The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

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  1. Proverbs 10:26

    As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.

  2. Proverbs 10:27

    The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

  3. Proverbs 10:29

    The way of the Lord is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

  4. Proverbs 10:30

    The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.