10 ¶ My son, [a]if sinners do entice thee, consent thou not.

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  1. Proverbs 1:10 To wit, the wicked which have not the fear of God.

10 My son, if sinful men entice(A) you,
    do not give in(B) to them.(C)

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23 Keep thine heart with all diligence: for thereout cometh [a]life.

24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and put wicked lips far from thee.

25 Let thine eyes behold the right, and let thine eyelids direct thy way before thee.

26 [b]Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be ordered aright.

27 Turn not to the right hand, nor to the left, but remove thy foot from evil.

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  1. Proverbs 4:23 For as the heart is either pure or corrupt, so is the whole course of man’s life.
  2. Proverbs 4:26 Keep a measure in all thy doings.

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

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  1. Proverbs 4:26 Or Make level

He that walketh uprightly, walketh [a]boldly: but he that perverteth his ways, shall be known.

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  1. Proverbs 10:9 Or, surely.

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

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The righteousness of the upright shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall in his own wickedness.

The righteousness of the just shall deliver them: but the transgressors shall be taken in their own wickedness.

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The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight,(A)
    but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.(B)

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

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12 (A)There is a way that seemeth right to a man: but the issues thereof are the ways of death.

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12 There is a way that appears to be right,(A)
    but in the end it leads to death.(B)

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16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil, but a fool rageth, and is careless.

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16 The wise fear the Lord and shun evil,(A)
    but a fool(B) is hotheaded and yet feels secure.

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22 Do not they err that imagine evil? but to them that think on good things, shall be mercy and truth.

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22 Do not those who plot evil go astray?(A)
    But those who plan what is good find[a] love and faithfulness.

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  1. Proverbs 14:22 Or show

The eyes of the Lord in every place behold the evil and the good.

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The eyes(A) of the Lord are everywhere,(B)
    keeping watch on the wicked and the good.(C)

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By [a]mercy and truth iniquity shall be forgiven, and by the fear of the Lord they depart from evil.

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  1. Proverbs 16:6 Their upright and repenting life shall be a token that their sins are forgiven.

Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for;
    through the fear of the Lord(A) evil is avoided.(B)

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17 The path of the righteous is to decline from evil, and he keepeth his soul that keepeth his way.

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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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21 Many devices are in a [a]man’s heart: but the counsel of the Lord shall stand.

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  1. Proverbs 19:21 Man’s device shall not have success, except God govern it, whose purpose is unchangeable.

21 Many are the plans in a person’s heart,
    but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.(A)

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15 It is joy to the just to do judgment; but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

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15 When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous
    but terror to evildoers.(A)

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26 He that trusteth in his own heart, is a fool: but he that walketh in wisdom, shall be delivered.

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26 Those who trust in themselves are fools,(A)
    but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe.(B)

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