guarding the paths of justice
    and (A)watching over the way of his (B)saints.
(C)Then you will understand (D)righteousness and justice
    and equity, every good path;

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He protects the paths of justice
    and guards the way of those who are loyal to him.
Then you will understand righteousness and justice,
    as well as integrity, every good course.

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for he guards the course of the just
    and protects the way of his faithful ones.(A)

Then you will understand(B) what is right and just
    and fair—every good path.

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20 I walk in the way of righteousness,
    in the paths of justice,

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20 I walk on the way of righteousness,
    on the paths of justice,

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20 I walk in the way of righteousness,(A)
    along the paths of justice,

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(A)The thoughts of the righteous are just;
    the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

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The plans of the righteous are just,
    but the guidance of the wicked is deceptive.

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The plans of the righteous are just,
    but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

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23 The fallow ground of the poor would yield much food,
    but it is swept away through (A)injustice.

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23 A poor person’s land might produce much food,
    but it is unjustly swept away.

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23 An unplowed field produces food for the poor,
    but injustice sweeps it away.

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10 (A)An oracle is on the lips of a king;
    his mouth does not sin in judgment.
11 (B)A just balance and scales are the Lord's;
    all the weights in the bag are his work.
12 It is an abomination to kings to do evil,
    for (C)the throne is established by righteousness.

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10 A king’s speech is like an oracle;
    in a judgment, one can’t go against his words.
11 Honest balances and scales are the Lord’s;
    all the weights in the bag are his doing.
12 Kings detest wicked deeds,
    for their thrones are founded on righteousness.

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10 The lips of a king speak as an oracle,
    and his mouth does not betray justice.(A)

11 Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord;
    all the weights in the bag are of his making.(B)

12 Kings detest wrongdoing,
    for a throne is established through righteousness.(C)

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15 He who (A)justifies the wicked and he who (B)condemns the righteous
    are both alike an abomination to the Lord.

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15 Judging the righteous wicked and the wicked righteous—
    the Lord detests both of these.

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15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent(A)
    the Lord detests them both.(B)

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23 The wicked accepts (A)a bribe in secret[a]
    to (B)pervert the ways of justice.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:23 Hebrew a bribe from the bosom

23 The wicked take secret bribes
    to twist the way of justice.

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23 The wicked accept bribes(A) in secret
    to pervert the course of justice.(B)

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26 (A)To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good,
    nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

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26 It isn’t good to punish the righteous,
    to strike the honorable for their integrity.

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26 If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good,(A)
    surely to flog honest officials is not right.

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It is not good to (A)be partial to[a] the wicked
    or to (B)deprive the righteous of justice.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:5 Hebrew to lift the face of

Favoring the wicked isn’t good;
    it denies justice to the righteous.

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It is not good to be partial to the wicked(A)
    and so deprive the innocent of justice.(B)

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