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22 And those who are wicked will be cut off from the land,
    and those who are treacherous will be uprooted from it.

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14 In the path of the wicked do not go;
    do not walk in the way of those who do evil.

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19 The way of the wicked ones is like deep darkness;
    they do not know what they stumble over.

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22 His iniquities shall ensnare him, the evildoer,
    and in the vanity of his sin he shall be caught.

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Against Worthlessness

12 A worthless man, an evil man,
    goes around with deceitful speech.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 6:12 Literally “crookedness of mouth”

Blessings belong to the head of the righteous,
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

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11 A fountain of life is a mouth of righteousness,
    and a mouth of wickedness conceals violence.

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16 The wage of the righteous leads to life;
    the gain of the wicked to sin.

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20 Choice silver is a tongue of righteousness,
    a heart[a] of wickedness is of little worth.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:20 Or “mind”
  2. Proverbs 10:20 Literally “like a little”

24 The dread of the wicked will come upon him,
    but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

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25 With the passing of the tempest, there is no wickedness,
    but the righteous have a foundation forever.

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27 The fear of Yahweh adds life,
    but the years of the wicked are shortened.

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