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29 A wicked man puts on a bold face,
    but an upright man considers[a] his ways.

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  1. Proverbs 21:29 Another reading is establishes

Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;
    he who guards himself will keep far from them.

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15 Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous;
    do not violence to his home;
16 for a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again;
    but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

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28 The wicked flee when no one pursues,
    but the righteous are bold as a lion.

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12 When the righteous triumph, there is great glory;
    but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.

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28 When the wicked rise, men hide themselves,
    but when they perish, the righteous increase.

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When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice;
    but when the wicked rule, the people groan.

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16 When the wicked are in authority, transgression increases;
    but the righteous will look upon their downfall.

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27 An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous,
    but he whose way is straight is an abomination to the wicked.

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