32 for (A)the devious person is an abomination to the Lord,
    but the upright are (B)in his confidence.

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14 (A)The friendship[a] of the Lord is for those who fear him,
    and he makes known to them his covenant.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 25:14 Or The secret counsel

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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15 (A)No longer do I call you servants,[a] for the servant (B)does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for (C)all that I have heard from my Father (D)I have made known to you.

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  1. John 15:15 Or bondservants, or slaves (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface); likewise for servant later in this verse and in verse 20

11 And he answered them, (A)“To you it has been given to know (B)the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.

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21 (A)Whoever has my commandments and (B)keeps them, he it is who loves me. And (C)he who loves me (D)will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and (E)manifest myself to him.” 22 (F)Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, how is it (G)that you will manifest yourself to us, and not to the world?” 23 Jesus answered him, (H)“If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and (I)we will come to him and (J)make our home with him. 24 Whoever does not love me does not keep my words. And (K)the word that you hear is not mine but the Father's who sent me.

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15 He who (A)justifies the wicked and he who (B)condemns the righteous
    are both alike an abomination to the Lord.

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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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Come to Me, and I Will Give You Rest

25 (A)At that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, (B)Lord of heaven and earth, that (C)you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and (D)revealed them to little children;

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26 with the purified you show yourself pure;
    and with (A)the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.

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as I was in my prime,[a]
    when the (A)friendship of God was upon my tent,

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Footnotes

  1. Job 29:4 Hebrew my autumn days

17 (A)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (B)To the one who conquers I will give some of (C)the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, with (D)a new name written on the stone (E)that no one knows except the one who receives it.’

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15 And he said to them, “You are those who (A)justify yourselves before men, but (B)God knows your hearts. For what is exalted among men (C)is an abomination in the sight of God.

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(A)Go to (B)the ant, O (C)sluggard;
    consider her ways, and (D)be wise.
(E)Without having any chief,
    (F)officer, or ruler,
she prepares her bread (G)in summer
    and (H)gathers her food in harvest.
(I)How long will you lie there, (J)O sluggard?
    When will you arise from your sleep?
10 (K)A little sleep, a little slumber,
    (L)a little (M)folding of the hands to rest,
11 (N)and poverty will come upon you like a robber,
    and want like an armed man.

12 (O)A worthless person, a wicked man,
    goes about with (P)crooked speech,
13 (Q)winks with his eyes, signals[a] with his feet,
    points with his finger,
14 with (R)perverted heart (S)devises evil,
    continually (T)sowing discord;
15 therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly;
    (U)in a moment he will be broken (V)beyond healing.

16 There are (W)six things that the Lord hates,
    (X)seven that are an abomination to him:
17 (Y)haughty eyes, (Z)a lying tongue,
    and (AA)hands that shed innocent blood,
18 (AB)a heart that devises wicked plans,
    (AC)feet that make haste to run to evil,
19 (AD)a false witness who (AE)breathes out lies,
    and one who (AF)sows discord among brothers.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 6:13 Hebrew scrapes

10 The heart knows its own (A)bitterness,
    and no stranger shares its joy.

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