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Psalm 34:21–22

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21The wicked commit slow suicide;

they waste their lives hating the good.

22God pays for each slave’s freedom;

no one who runs to him loses out.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Affliction will slay the wicked,

and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.

The Lord redeems the life of his servants;

none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Evil will slay the wicked;

the foes of the righteous will be condemned.

The Lord will rescue his servants;

no one who takes refuge in him will be condemned.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Evil brings death to the wicked,

and those who hate the righteous will be punished.

The Lord redeems the life of his servants,

and all who take refuge in him will not be punished.

NLTNew Living Translation

Calamity will surely destroy the wicked,

and those who hate the righteous will be punished.

But the Lord will redeem those who serve him.

No one who takes refuge in him will be condemned.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Evil will slay the wicked,

and those who hate the righteous will incur guilt.

Yahweh redeems the life of his servants,

and none who take refuge in him will incur guilt.

KJV 1900King James Version

Evil shall slay the wicked:

And they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.

The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants:

And none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.