Those who abandon the Law (A)praise the wicked,
But those who keep the Law (B)strive against them.

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To reject the law is to praise the wicked;
    to obey the law is to fight them.

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Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked,
    but those who heed it resist them.

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He who keeps the Law is a discerning son,
But he who is a companion of (A)gluttons humiliates his father.

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Young people who obey the law are wise;
    those with wild friends bring shame to their parents.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 28:7 Hebrew their father.

A discerning son heeds instruction,
    but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.(A)

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One who turns his ear away from listening to the Law,
Even his (A)prayer is an abomination.

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God detests the prayers
    of a person who ignores the law.

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If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction,
    even their prayers are detestable.(A)

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18 Where there is (A)no [a]vision, the people (B)are unrestrained,
But (C)happy is one who keeps the Law.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:18 Or revelation

18 When people do not accept divine guidance, they run wild.
    But whoever obeys the law is joyful.

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18 Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint;
    but blessed is the one who heeds wisdom’s instruction.(A)

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