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22 but wicked people will be cut off from the land,
and treacherous people will be torn out of it.

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22 but the wicked(A) will be cut off from the land,(B)
    and the unfaithful will be torn from it.(C)

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14 Do not travel on the path of the wicked.
Do not walk in the way of evil people.

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14 Do not set foot on the path of the wicked
    or walk in the way of evildoers.(A)

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19 The way of the wicked is like gloomy darkness.
They never know where they will stumble.

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19 But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness;(A)
    they do not know what makes them stumble.(B)

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22 The evil deeds of the wicked man will capture him,
and he will be bound by the ropes of his sin.

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22 The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them;(A)
    the cords of their sins hold them fast.(B)

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Dishonesty Leads to Disaster

12 A worthless, wicked scoundrel,
who goes around with a corrupt mouth,

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12 A troublemaker and a villain,
    who goes about with a corrupt mouth,

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Wise Words and Wise Ways

Blessings crown the head of a righteous person,
but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:6 Or the mouth of the wicked conceals violence

Blessings crown the head of the righteous,
    but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:6 Or righteous, / but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence

11 The mouth of a righteous person is a fountain of life,
but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:11 Or the mouth of the wicked conceals violence

11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,(A)
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(B)

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16 The work of a righteous person leads to life.
The income of a wicked person leads to sin.

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16 The wages of the righteous is life,(A)
    but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.(B)

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20 The tongue of a righteous person is fine silver.
The heart of a wicked person has little value.

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20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,
    but the heart of the wicked is of little value.

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Contrasts Between the Righteous and the Wicked

24 What the wicked person dreads will come upon him,
but the Lord will grant what the righteous desire.

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24 What the wicked dread(A) will overtake them;(B)
    what the righteous desire will be granted.(C)

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25 When the storm has passed, the wicked person is no more,
but the righteous person has an everlasting foundation.

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25 When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,
    but the righteous stand firm(A) forever.(B)

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27 The fear of the Lord will add days to a person’s life,
but the years of wicked people will be cut short.

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27 The fear of the Lord adds length to life,(A)
    but the years of the wicked are cut short.(B)

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28 The confident hope of the righteous is joy,
but the ambitions of the wicked will perish.

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28 The prospect of the righteous is joy,
    but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.(A)

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