20 Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the Lord,
But the blameless in their ways are 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 also, my God, that You (A)test the heart and (B)have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things; and now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here to offer willingly 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 hardens his face,
But as for the upright, he [a]establishes his way.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:29 Qr., LXX understands

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

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14 Perversity is in his heart,
(A)He devises evil continually,
(B)He sows 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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Meditations on the Excellencies of the Word of God

א ALEPH

119 Blessed are the [a]undefiled in the way,
(A)Who walk in the law of the Lord!

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  1. Psalm 119:1 blameless

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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Footnotes

  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 (A)With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful;
With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless;
26 With the pure You will show Yourself pure;
And (B)with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.

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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 is to depart from evil;
He who keeps his way preserves his soul.

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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 the prayer of the upright is His delight.

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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 way is blameless,
But wickedness overthrows the sinner.

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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 an abomination to the Lord,
But those who deal truthfully 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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“He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself,
And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself.

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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 to hate evil;
(B)Pride and arrogance and the evil way
And (C)the perverse mouth 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 These six things the Lord hates,
Yes, seven are an abomination to [a]Him:
17 (A)A[b] proud look,
(B)A lying tongue,
(C)Hands that shed innocent blood,
18 (D)A heart that devises wicked plans,
(E)Feet that are swift in running to evil,
19 (F)A false witness who speaks lies,
And one who (G)sows discord among brethren.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 6:16 Lit. His soul
  2. Proverbs 6:17 Lit. Haughty eyes

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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