21 For the upright will inhabit the land,
and those of integrity will remain in it;(A)

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21 For the upright will abide in the land,
    and the innocent will remain in it,(A)

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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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The one who lives with integrity lives securely,(A)
but whoever perverts his ways will be found out.(B)

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Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,
    but whoever follows perverse ways will be found out.(A)

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

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Whoever lives with integrity fears the Lord,(A)
but the one who is devious in his ways despises him.(B)

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Those who walk uprightly fear the Lord,
    but one who is devious in conduct despises him.(A)

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Whoever fears the Lord walks uprightly,
    but those who despise him are devious in their ways.

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19 Better a poor person who lives with integrity(A)
than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.

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19 Better the poor walking in integrity
    than one perverse of speech who is a fool.(A)

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19 Better the poor whose walk is blameless
    than a fool whose lips are perverse.(A)

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A righteous person acts with integrity;(A)
his children who come after him will be happy.(B)

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The righteous walk in integrity—
    happy are the children who follow them!(A)

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The righteous lead blameless lives;(A)
    blessed are their children after them.(B)

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18 The one who lives with integrity will be helped,
but one who distorts right and wrong[a]
will suddenly fall.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 28:18 Lit who is twisted regarding two ways

18 One who walks in integrity will be safe,
    but whoever follows crooked ways will fall into the Pit.[a](A)

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  1. 28.18 Syr: Heb fall all at once

18 The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe,(A)
    but the one whose ways are perverse will fall(B) into the pit.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:18 Syriac (see Septuagint); Hebrew into one