Proverbs 11:31

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29 He who troubles his own house ^awill inherit the wind,
And the fool will be ^bservant to the wise of heart.

30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
And ^ahe who wins souls is wise.

31 ^aIf the righteous will be¹ recompensed on the earth,
How much more the ungodly and the sinner.

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Adam Clarke

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Proverbs 11:31

Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth, etc. - The Septuagint, Syrian, and Arabic read this verse as follows: "And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?" And this St, Peter quotes literatim , I Peter 4:18 (note), where see the note.

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