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Proverbs 14:11

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14:11 The household 1  of the wicked will be destroyed,

but the tent 2  of the upright will flourish.

1 tn Heb “house.” The term “house” is a metonymy of subject, referring to their contents: families and family life.

sn Personal integrity ensures domestic stability and prosperity, while lack of such integrity (= wickedness) will lead to the opposite.

2 tn The term “tent” is a metonymy here referring to the contents of the tent: families.



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