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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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  1. Proverbs 2:21 Or, earth

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

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  1. Proverbs 3:32 Or, counsel

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

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

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

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

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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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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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17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil:
He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

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

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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.