The violence of the wicked will (A)sweep them away,
    because they refuse to do what is just.
The way of the guilty (B)is crooked,
    but the conduct of the pure is upright.

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10 The soul of the wicked desires evil;
    his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.

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27 (A)The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination;
    how much more (B)when he brings it with evil intent.

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29 A wicked man puts on a bold face,
    but the upright (A)gives thought to[a] his ways.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:29 Or establishes

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