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16 The person who strays from common sense
    will end up in the company of the dead.

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16 The person who strays from the way of prudence
will come to rest in the assembly of the departed spirits.(A)

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16 Whoever strays from the path of prudence
    comes to rest in the company of the dead.(A)

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18 The wicked are punished in place of the godly,
    and traitors in place of the honest.

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18 The wicked are a ransom for the righteous,
and the treacherous, for[a] the upright.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 21:18 Or in place of

18 The wicked become a ransom(A) for the righteous,
    and the unfaithful for the upright.

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21 Whoever pursues righteousness and unfailing love
    will find life, righteousness, and honor.

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21 The one who pursues righteousness and faithful love
will find life, righteousness, and honor.(A)

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21 Whoever pursues righteousness and love
    finds life, prosperity[a](A) and honor.(B)

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  1. Proverbs 21:21 Or righteousness

27 The sacrifice of an evil person is detestable,
    especially when it is offered with wrong motives.

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27 The sacrifice of a wicked person is detestable—
how much more so
when he brings it with ulterior motives!(A)

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27 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable(A)
    how much more so when brought with evil intent!(B)

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Those who plant injustice will harvest disaster,
    and their reign of terror will come to an end.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 22:8 The Greek version includes an additional proverb: God blesses a man who gives cheerfully, / but his worthless deeds will come to an end. Compare 2 Cor 9:7.

The one who sows injustice will reap disaster,(A)
and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

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Whoever sows injustice reaps calamity,(A)
    and the rod they wield in fury will be broken.(B)

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15 Don’t wait in ambush at the home of the godly,
    and don’t raid the house where the godly live.
16 The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again.
    But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked.

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15 Don’t set an ambush, you wicked one,
at the camp of the righteous man;(A)
don’t destroy his dwelling.
16 Though a righteous person falls seven times,
he will get up,(B)
but the wicked will stumble into ruin.(C)

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Saying 27

15 Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous,
    do not plunder their dwelling place;
16 for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again,
    but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.(A)

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26 Honor is no more associated with fools
    than snow with summer or rain with harvest.

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26 Like snow in summer and rain at harvest,(A)
honor is inappropriate for a fool.(B)

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26 Like snow in summer or rain(A) in harvest,
    honor is not fitting for a fool.(B)

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Guide a horse with a whip, a donkey with a bridle,
    and a fool with a rod to his back!

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A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,(A)
and a rod for the backs of fools.(B)

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A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,(A)
    and a rod for the backs of fools!(B)

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27 If you set a trap for others,
    you will get caught in it yourself.
If you roll a boulder down on others,
    it will crush you instead.

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27 The one who digs a pit will fall into it,
and whoever rolls a stone—
it will come back on him.(A)

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27 Whoever digs a pit(A) will fall into it;(B)
    if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them.(C)

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