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10 My child, if sinners entice you, do not consent.

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

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23 With all vigilance, keep your heart,
    for from it comes the source[a] of life.
24 Remove from yourself deceitful speech,[b]
    and abolish devious talk[c] from yourself.
25 May your eyes look forward[d]
    and your gaze be straight before you.
26 May the path of your foot be balanced
    and all your ways be sure.
27 Do not swerve right or left;
    remove your foot from evil.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 4:23 Or “extremity”
  2. Proverbs 4:24 Literally “crookedness of mouth”
  3. Proverbs 4:24 Literally “deviousness of lips”
  4. Proverbs 4:25 Or “opposite”

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

Whoever walks in integrity[a] will walk securely,
    but whoever follows perversity, his ways will be made known.

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  1. Proverbs 10:9 Hebrew “in the integrity”

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 blameless will keep his ways straight,
    but the wicked will fall by his wickedness.
The righteousness of the upright will save them,
    but by a scheme the treacherous will be taken captive.

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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 There is a way that seems upright to[a] a man,
    but its end is the way of death.

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  1. Proverbs 14:12 Literally “to the face of”

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 The wise is cautious and turns from evil,
    but the fool throws off restraint and is confident.

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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 Have they not erred, those who plan evil?
    But loyalty and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.

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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

In every place, the eyes of Yahweh
    keep watch over 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 loyalty and faithfulness, iniquity will be covered over,[a]
    and by fear of Yahweh one turns[b] from evil.

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  1. Proverbs 16:6 Or “atoned for”
  2. Proverbs 16:6 Literally “turning”

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 highway of the upright, it turns from evil,
    he who guards himself[a] keeps his way.

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  1. Proverbs 16:17 Or “soul,” or “inner self”

17 The highway of the upright avoids evil;
    those who guard their ways preserve their lives.(A)

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21 Many plans are in the heart[a] of a man,
    but the purpose of Yahweh will be established.

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  1. Proverbs 19:21 Or “mind”

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 a joy to the righteous to do justice,
    but dismay to those who do evil.

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

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