25 Have no fear of sudden disaster
    or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
26 for the Lord will be at your side(A)
    and will keep your foot(B) from being snared.(C)

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25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.

26 For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.

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12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
    but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.(A)

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12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

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19 A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul,(A)
    but fools detest turning from evil.

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19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.

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32 When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down,(A)
    but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God.(B)

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32 The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

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17 The highway of the upright avoids evil;
    those who guard their ways preserve their lives.(A)

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17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

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22 A good name is more desirable than great riches;
    to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.(A)

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22 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.

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The prudent see danger and take refuge,(A)
    but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.(B)

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A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

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In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls,(A)
    but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.

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Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

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13 The sluggard says, “There’s a lion outside!(A)
    I’ll be killed in the public square!”

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13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

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Saying 15

17 Do not let your heart envy(A) sinners,
    but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord.
18 There is surely a future hope for you,
    and your hope will not be cut off.(B)

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17 Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long.

18 For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

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If you take your neighbor to court,
    do not betray another’s confidence,
10 or the one who hears it may shame you
    and the charge against you will stand.

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Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:

10 Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.

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Saying 25

10 If you falter in a time of trouble,
    how small is your strength!(A)

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10 If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.

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13 A sluggard says,(A) “There’s a lion in the road,
    a fierce lion roaming the streets!”(B)

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13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

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