for receiving instruction in prudent behavior,
    doing what is right and just and fair;

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To receive the instruction of wisdom,
Justice, judgment, and equity;

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He holds success in store for the upright,
    he is a shield(A) to those whose walk is blameless,(B)

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He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
(A)He is a shield to those who walk uprightly;

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21 For the upright will live in the land,(A)
    and the blameless will remain in it;

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21 For the upright will dwell in the (A)land,
And the blameless will remain in it;

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Listen, for I have trustworthy things to say;
    I open my lips to speak what is right.

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Listen, for I will speak of (A)excellent things,
And from the opening of my lips will come right things;

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To the discerning all of them are right;
    they are upright to those who have found knowledge.

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They are all plain to him who understands,
And right to those who find knowledge.

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The integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.(A)

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The integrity of the upright will guide (A)them,
But the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them.

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The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
    but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.(A)

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The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
But the unfaithful will be caught by their lust.

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The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,
    but the speech of the upright rescues them.(A)

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(A)The words of the wicked are, “Lie in wait for blood,”
(B)But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.

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11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,(A)
    but the tent of the upright will flourish.(B)

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11 (A)The house of the wicked will be overthrown,
But the tent of the upright will flourish.

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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)The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But the prayer of the upright is His delight.

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13 Kings take pleasure in honest lips;
    they value the one who speaks what is right.(A)

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13 (A)Righteous lips are the delight of kings,
And they love him who speaks what is right.

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11 Even small children are known by their actions,
    so is their conduct really pure(A) and upright?

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11 Even a child is (A)known by his deeds,
Whether what he does is pure and right.

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A person may think their own ways are right,
    but the Lord weighs the heart.(A)

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(A)Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,
(B)But the Lord weighs the hearts.

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