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

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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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One (A)who walks in integrity walks securely,
But (B)one who perverts his ways will be found out.

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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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One who (A)walks in his uprightness fears the Lord,
But one who is (B)devious in his ways despises Him.

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

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On Life and Conduct

19 (A)Better is a poor person who (B)walks in his integrity
Than a person who is perverse in [a]speech and is a fool.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:1 Lit his lips

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

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A righteous person who (A)walks in his integrity—
(B)How blessed are his sons after him.

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

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18 One who walks blamelessly will receive help,
But one who is [a](A)crooked will fall all at once.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:18 Lit perverse of two ways

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