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28 A worthless witness mocketh at justice;
And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.

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A high look, and a proud heart,
[a]Even the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

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  1. Proverbs 21:4 Or, And the tillage

The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away,
Because they refuse to do justice.

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10 The soul of the wicked desireth evil:
His neighbor findeth no favor in his eyes.

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12 [a]The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked,
How the wicked are overthrown to their ruin.

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  1. Proverbs 21:12 Or, One that is righteous . . . he overthroweth the wicked etc.

18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous;
And the treacherous cometh in the stead of the upright.

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27 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination;
How much more, when he bringeth it [a]with a wicked mind!

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  1. Proverbs 21:27 Or, to atone for wickedness

29 A wicked man hardeneth his face;
But as for the upright, [a]he establisheth his ways.

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  1. Proverbs 21:29 Another reading is, he considereth his way.

15 Lay not wait, [a]O wicked man, against the [b]habitation of the righteous;
Destroy not his [c]resting-place:

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  1. Proverbs 24:15 Or, as a wicked man
  2. Proverbs 24:15 Or, pasture
  3. Proverbs 24:15 Or, fold

16 For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again;
But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

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19 Fret not thyself because of evil-doers;
Neither be thou envious at the wicked:
20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man;
The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

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Take away the dross from the silver,
And there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner:
Take away the wicked from before the king,
And his throne shall be established in righteousness.

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