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)And a highway shall be there,
    and it shall be called the Way of Holiness;
(B)the unclean shall not pass over it.
    It shall belong to those who walk on the way;
    even if they are fools, they shall not go astray.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 35:8 Or if they are fools, they shall not wander in it

And a highway(A) will be there;
    it will be called the Way of Holiness;(B)
    it will be for those who walk on that Way.
The unclean(C) will not journey on it;
    wicked fools will not go about on it.

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16 Whoever (A)keeps the commandment keeps his life;
    he who despises his ways will die.

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16 Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life,
    but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.(A)

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(A)Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,
    but he who makes his ways crooked (B)will be found out.

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Whoever walks in integrity(A) walks securely,(B)
    but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.(C)

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10 (A)Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try (B)those who dwell on the earth.

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10 Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you(A) from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world(B) to test(C) the inhabitants of the earth.(D)

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24 Put away from you (A)crooked speech,
    and put (B)devious talk far from you.
25 (C)Let your eyes look directly forward,
    and your gaze be straight before you.
26 (D)Ponder[a] the path of your feet;
    (E)then all your ways will be sure.
27 (F)Do not swerve to the right or to the left;
    turn your foot away from evil.

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  1. Proverbs 4:26 Or Make level

24 Keep your mouth free of perversity;
    keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
25 Let your eyes(A) look straight ahead;
    fix your gaze directly before you.
26 Give careful thought to the[a] paths for your feet(B)
    and be steadfast in all your ways.
27 Do not turn to the right or the left;(C)
    keep your foot from evil.

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  1. Proverbs 4:26 Or Make level

21 (A)keep yourselves in the love of God, (B)waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life.

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21 keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait(A) for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.(B)

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39 But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.

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39 But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.

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10 not pilfering, (A)but showing all good faith, (B)so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.

11 For (C)the grace of God (D)has appeared, bringing salvation (E)for all people, 12 training us to renounce ungodliness and (F)worldly passions, and (G)to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in (H)the present age, 13 (I)waiting for our blessed (J)hope, the (K)appearing of the glory of our great (L)God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 (M)who gave himself for us to (N)redeem us from all lawlessness and (O)to purify for himself (P)a people for his own possession who are (Q)zealous for good works.

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10 and not to steal from them, but to show that they can be fully trusted, so that in every way they will make the teaching about God our Savior(A) attractive.(B)

11 For the grace(C) of God has appeared(D) that offers salvation to all people.(E) 12 It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions,(F) and to live self-controlled,(G) upright and godly lives(H) in this present age, 13 while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing(I) of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,(J) 14 who gave himself for us(K) to redeem us from all wickedness(L) and to purify(M) for himself a people that are his very own,(N) eager to do what is good.(O)

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16 So I always (A)take pains to have a (B)clear conscience toward both God and man.

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16 So I strive always to keep my conscience clear(A) before God and man.

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35 but (A)in every nation anyone who fears him and (B)does what is right is acceptable to him.

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35 but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right.(A)

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13 (A)But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

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13 but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.(A)

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Doxology

24 (A)Now to him who is able (B)to keep you from stumbling and (C)to present you (D)blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy,

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Doxology

24 To him who is able(A) to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence(B) without fault(C) and with great joy—

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