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Proverbs 15:24-26
Contemporary English Version

24 All who are wise follow a road
that leads upward to life
    and away from death.

25 The Lord destroys the homes
    of those who are proud,
but he protects the property
    of widows.
26 The Lord hates evil thoughts,
    but kind words please him.

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Proverbs 15:24-26
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24 The path of life leads upward for the prudent
    to keep them from going down to the realm of the dead.

25 The Lord tears down the house of the proud,(A)
    but he sets the widow’s boundary stones in place.(B)

26 The Lord detests the thoughts(C) of the wicked,(D)
    but gracious words are pure(E) in his sight.

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