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21 For the upright shall dwell in the land,
and the perfect shall remain in it.

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21 For the upright shall dwell in the [a]land,
And the perfect shall remain in it.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 2:21 Or, earth

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

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32 For the froward is abomination to the Lord:
but his secret is with the righteous.

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32 For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah;
But his [a]friendship is with the upright.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:32 Or, counsel

32 For the Lord detests the perverse(A)
    but takes the upright into his confidence.(B)

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The integrity of the upright shall guide them:
    but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.

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The integrity of the upright shall guide them;
But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

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The integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.(A)

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

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The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them;
But the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.

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

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11 By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted:
    but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

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11 By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted;
But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

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11 Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,(A)
    but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.(B)

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Fools make a mock at sin:
    but among the righteous there is favour.

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[a]A trespass-offering mocketh fools;
But among the upright there is [b]good will.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:9 Or, Fools make a mock at sin
  2. Proverbs 14:9 Or, the favor of God

Fools mock at making amends for sin,
    but goodwill is found among the upright.

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11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown:
    but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.

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11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown;
But the tent of the upright shall flourish.

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11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,(A)
    but the tent of the upright will flourish.(B)

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The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord:
    but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

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The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah;
But the prayer of the upright is his delight.

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The Lord detests the sacrifice(A) of the wicked,(B)
    but the prayer of the upright pleases him.(C)

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19 The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns:
    but the way of the righteous is made plain.

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19 The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns;
But the path of the upright is made a highway.

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19 The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,(A)
    but the path of the upright is a highway.

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