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Proverbs 11:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Trouble goes right past the LORD's people and strikes the wicked.

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The LORD protects his people, and they can come to him in times of trouble.

When the wicked die, their hopes die with them.

Dishonest people use gossip to destroy their neighbours; good people are protected by their own good sense.

We trap ourselves by telling lies, but we stay out of trouble by living right.

God's people will escape, but all who are wicked will pay the price.

King Darius then sent this message to all people of every nation and race in the world: “Greetings to all of you!