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Proverbs 21:29
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Proverbs 21:29
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29 The wicked bluff their way through,
but the virtuous think before they act.
Proverbs 21:29
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Proverbs 21:29
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29 An evil man is stubborn, but a godly man will reconsider.[a]
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- Proverbs 21:29 An evil man is stubborn, but a godly man will reconsider, or “The wicked man is brazen; the godly man is thoughtful.”
Proverbs 21:29
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Proverbs 21:29
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29 The wicked put up a bold front,
but the upright give thought to their ways.(A)
Proverbs 22:5
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Proverbs 22:5
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5 Corrupt people walk a thorny, treacherous road;
whoever values life will avoid it.
Proverbs 22:5
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Proverbs 22:5
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5 The rebel walks a thorny, treacherous road; the man who values his soul will stay away.
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Proverbs 22:5
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Proverbs 22:5
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5 In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls,(A)
but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.
Proverbs 24:15-16
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Proverbs 24:15-16
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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.
Proverbs 24:15-16
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Proverbs 24:15-16
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15-16 O evil man, leave the upright man alone and quit trying to cheat him out of his rights. Don’t you know that this good man, though you trip him up seven times, will each time rise again? But one calamity is enough to lay you low.
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Proverbs 24:15-16
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Proverbs 24:15-16
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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)
Proverbs 28:1
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Proverbs 28:1
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28 The wicked run away when no one is chasing them,
but the godly are as bold as lions.
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Proverbs 28:1
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28 The wicked flee when no one is chasing them! But the godly are bold as lions!
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Proverbs 28:12
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Proverbs 28:12
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12 When the godly succeed, everyone is glad.
When the wicked take charge, people go into hiding.
Proverbs 28:12
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Proverbs 28:12
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12 When the godly are successful, everyone is glad. When the wicked succeed, everyone is sad.
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Proverbs 28:28
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Proverbs 28:28
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28 When the wicked take charge, people go into hiding.
When the wicked meet disaster, the godly flourish.
Proverbs 28:28
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Proverbs 28:28
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28 When the wicked prosper, good men go away; when the wicked meet disaster, good men return.
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Proverbs 28:28
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Proverbs 28:28
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28 When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding;(A)
but when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive.
Proverbs 29:2
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Proverbs 29:2
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2 When the godly are in authority, the people rejoice.
But when the wicked are in power, they groan.
Proverbs 29:2
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Proverbs 29:2
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2 With good men in authority, the people rejoice; but with the wicked in power, they groan.
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Proverbs 29:16
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Proverbs 29:16
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16 When the wicked are in authority, sin flourishes,
but the godly will live to see their downfall.
Proverbs 29:16
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Proverbs 29:16
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16 When rulers are wicked, their people are too; but good men will live to see the tyrant’s downfall.
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Proverbs 29:16
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Proverbs 29:16
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16 When the wicked thrive, so does sin,
but the righteous will see their downfall.(A)
Proverbs 29:27
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Proverbs 29:27
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27 The righteous despise the unjust;
the wicked despise the godly.
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Proverbs 29:27
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27 The good hate the badness of the wicked. The wicked hate the goodness of the good.
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Proverbs 29:27
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27 The righteous detest the dishonest;
the wicked detest the upright.(A)
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