Proverbs 22:5
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5 Corrupt people walk a thorny, treacherous road;
whoever values life will avoid it.
Proverbs 15:19
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19 A lazy person’s way is blocked with briers,
but the path of the upright is an open highway.
1 John 5:18
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18 We know that God’s children do not make a practice of sinning, for God’s Son holds them securely, and the evil one cannot touch them.
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Proverbs 16:17
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17 The path of the virtuous leads away from evil;
whoever follows that path is safe.
Jude 20-21
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20 But you, dear friends, must build each other up in your most holy faith, pray in the power of the Holy Spirit,[a] 21 and await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will bring you eternal life. In this way, you will keep yourselves safe in God’s love.
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- 20 Greek pray in the Holy Spirit.
Proverbs 19:16
New Living Translation
16 Keep the commandments and keep your life;
despising them leads to death.
Proverbs 13:15
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15 A person with good sense is respected;
a treacherous person is headed for destruction.[a]
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- 13:15 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads the way of the treacherous is lasting.
Job 18:8
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8 The wicked walk into a net.
They fall into a pit.
Proverbs 13:3
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3 Those who control their tongue will have a long life;
opening your mouth can ruin everything.
Psalm 91:1
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Psalm 91
1 Those who live in the shelter of the Most High
will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
Psalm 18:26-27
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26 To the pure you show yourself pure,
but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.
27 You rescue the humble,
but you humiliate the proud.
Psalm 11:6
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6 He will rain down blazing coals and burning sulfur on the wicked,
punishing them with scorching winds.
Joshua 23:13
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13 then know for certain that the Lord your God will no longer drive them out of your land. Instead, they will be a snare and a trap to you, a whip for your backs and thorny brambles in your eyes, and you will vanish from this good land the Lord your God has given you.
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