21 For the upright will inhabit the land, and the blameless will remain in it;
Proverbs 2:21
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Psalms 37:17–19
17 For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous. 18 The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever. 19 In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.
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