20 Those of (A)crooked heart are (B)an abomination to the Lord,
    but those of (C)blameless ways are (D)his delight.

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20 The Lord detests those whose hearts are perverse,(A)
    but he delights(B) in those whose ways are blameless.(C)

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17 I know, my God, (A)that you test the heart and (B)have pleasure in uprightness. In the uprightness of my heart I have freely offered all these things, and now I have seen your people, who are present here, offering freely and joyously to you.

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17 I know, my God, that you test the heart(A) and are pleased with integrity. All these things I have given willingly and with honest intent. And now I have seen with joy how willingly your people who are here have given to you.(B)

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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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  1. Proverbs 21:29 Or establishes

29 The wicked put up a bold front,
    but the upright give thought to their ways.(A)

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14 with (A)perverted heart (B)devises evil,
    continually (C)sowing discord;

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14     who plots evil(A) with deceit in his heart—
    he always stirs up conflict.(B)

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Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet

Aleph

119 [a] Blessed are those whose (A)way is blameless,
    who (B)walk in the law of the Lord!

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  1. Psalm 119:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem of twenty-two stanzas, following the letters of the Hebrew alphabet; within a stanza, each verse begins with the same Hebrew letter

Psalm 119[a]

א Aleph

Blessed are those whose ways are blameless,(A)
    who walk(B) according to the law of the Lord.(C)

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  1. Psalm 119:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the stanzas of which begin with successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet; moreover, the verses of each stanza begin with the same letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

25 With (A)the merciful you show yourself merciful;
    with the blameless man you show yourself blameless;
26 with the purified you show yourself pure;
    and with (B)the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.

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25 To the faithful(A) you show yourself faithful,(B)
    to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
26 to the pure(C) you show yourself pure,
    but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.(D)

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17 The highway of the upright (A)turns aside from evil;
    whoever guards his way preserves his life.

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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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(A)The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
    but (B)the prayer of the upright is acceptable to him.

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The Lord detests the sacrifice(A) of the wicked,(B)
    but the prayer of the upright pleases him.(C)

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(A)Righteousness guards him whose (B)way is blameless,
    but sin overthrows the wicked.

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Righteousness guards the person of integrity,
    but wickedness overthrows the sinner.(A)

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22 (A)Lying lips are (B)an abomination to the Lord,
    (C)but those who act faithfully are his delight.

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22 The Lord detests lying lips,(A)
    but he delights(B) in people who are trustworthy.(C)

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Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse,
    and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury.

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Whoever corrects a mocker invites insults;
    whoever rebukes the wicked incurs abuse.(A)

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13 (A)The fear of the Lord is (B)hatred of evil.
(C)Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
    and (D)perverted speech I hate.

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13 To fear the Lord(A) is to hate evil;(B)
    I hate(C) pride and arrogance,
    evil behavior and perverse speech.

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16 There are (A)six things that the Lord hates,
    (B)seven that are an abomination to him:
17 (C)haughty eyes, (D)a lying tongue,
    and (E)hands that shed innocent blood,
18 (F)a heart that devises wicked plans,
    (G)feet that make haste to run to evil,
19 (H)a false witness who (I)breathes out lies,
    and one who (J)sows discord among brothers.

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16 There are six things the Lord hates,(A)
    seven that are detestable to him:
17         haughty eyes,(B)
        a lying tongue,(C)
        hands that shed innocent blood,(D)
18         a heart that devises wicked schemes,
        feet that are quick to rush into evil,(E)
19         a false witness(F) who pours out lies(G)
        and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.(H)

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