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An high look, and a proud heart,
    and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.

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Haughty eyes(A) and a proud heart—
    the unplowed field of the wicked—produce sin.

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The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them;
    because they refuse to do judgment.

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The violence of the wicked will drag them away,(A)
    for they refuse to do what is right.

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10 The soul of the wicked desireth evil:
    his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.

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10 The wicked crave evil;
    their neighbors get no mercy from them.

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12 The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked:
    but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.

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12 The Righteous One[a] takes note of the house of the wicked
    and brings the wicked to ruin.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:12 Or The righteous person

18 The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous,
    and the transgressor for the upright.

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

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27 The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination:
    how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?

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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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29 A wicked man hardeneth his face:
    but as for the upright, he directeth his way.

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29 The wicked put up a bold front,
    but the upright give thought to their ways.(A)

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15 Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;
spoil not his resting place:

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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;

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16 for a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again:
but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

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16 for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again,
    but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.(A)

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19 Fret not thyself because of evil men,
neither be thou envious at the wicked;
20 for there shall be no reward to the evil man;
the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

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Saying 29

19 Do not fret(A) because of evildoers
    or be envious of the wicked,
20 for the evildoer has no future hope,
    and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.(B)

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Take away the dross from the silver,
and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.

Take away the wicked from before the king,
and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

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Remove the dross from the silver,
    and a silversmith can produce a vessel;
remove wicked officials from the king’s presence,(A)
    and his throne will be established(B) through righteousness.(C)

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28 The wicked flee when no man pursueth:
but the righteous are bold as a lion.

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28 The wicked flee(A) though no one pursues,(B)
    but the righteous are as bold as a lion.(C)

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They that forsake the law praise the wicked:
but such as keep the law contend with them.

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Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked,
    but those who heed it resist them.

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