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26 (A)Watch the track of your feet
And all your (B)ways will be established.
27 (C)Do not turn to the right nor to the left;
(D)Turn your foot from evil.

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26 Make a level pathway for your feet,
and all your ways will be secure.
27 Do not swerve to the right or the left.
Turn your feet away from evil.

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26 Give careful thought to the[a] paths for your feet(A)
    and be steadfast in all your ways.
27 Do not turn to the right or the left;(B)
    keep your foot from evil.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 4:26 Or Make level

26 Evil thoughts are an abomination to Yahweh,
But pleasant words are pure.

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26 The plans of the wicked are disgusting[a] to the Lord,
but pleasant words are pure to him.

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  1. Proverbs 15:26 Or are an abomination

26 The Lord detests the thoughts(A) of the wicked,(B)
    but gracious words are pure(C) in his sight.

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All the ways of a man are pure in his own sight,
But (A)Yahweh weighs the [a]motives.

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  1. Proverbs 16:2 Lit spirits

All of a person’s ways are pure in his own eyes,
but the Lord weighs motives.

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All a person’s ways seem pure to them,(A)
    but motives are weighed(B) by the Lord.(C)

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The heart of (A)man [a]plans his way,
But (B)Yahweh [b]directs his steps.

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  1. Proverbs 16:9 Lit thinks upon
  2. Proverbs 16:9 Lit establishes

A person’s heart plans his way,
but the Lord makes his steps secure.

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In their hearts humans plan their course,
    but the Lord establishes their steps.(A)

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25 (A)There is a way which seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of death.

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Advice for a Wise Son

25 There is a way that seems right to a man,
but it ends up being the road to death.

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25 There is a way that appears to be right,(A)
    but in the end it leads to death.(B)

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33 The (A)lot is cast into the lap,
But its every (B)judgment is from Yahweh.

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33 Lots are cast into the pouch,[a]
but the Lord determines all their decisions.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:33 Or lap. It is not clear what this line means. It may allude to the pouch containing the Urim and Thummim, which the high priest wore on his chest.

33 The lot is cast(A) into the lap,
    but its every decision(B) is from the Lord.(C)

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Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge,
And he who hurries [a](A)his footsteps sins.

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  1. Proverbs 19:2 Lit with his feet

Zeal without knowledge is certainly not good,
and a person who acts hastily sins.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 19:2 Or a person who runs too quickly loses his way

Desire without knowledge is not good—
    how much more will hasty feet miss the way!(A)

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21 Many [a](A)thoughts are in a man’s heart,
But it is the (B)counsel of Yahweh that will stand.

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  1. Proverbs 19:21 Or plans

21 There are many plans in a man’s heart,
but it is the Lord’s purpose that will prevail.

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21 Many are the plans in a person’s heart,
    but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.(A)

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22 (A)Do not say, “I will repay evil”;
(B)Hope in Yahweh, and He will save you.

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22 Do not say, “I’ll get even with you!”
Wait for the Lord, and he will rescue you.

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22 Do not say, “I’ll pay you back for this wrong!”(A)
    Wait for the Lord, and he will avenge you.(B)

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