Proverbs 14:19
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The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
In other translations
The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Hebrew words
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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