Proverbs 1:10
Evangelical Heritage Version
10 My son, if sinners lure you,
do not go along with them.
Proverbs 4:23-27
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23 Above all else, guard your heart carefully,
because your life flows from it.
24 Turn your mouth away from perverted speech,
and keep devious lips far away from you.
25 Let your eyes look straight ahead.
Let your gaze[a] be directly in front of you.
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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:25 Literally your eyelids
Proverbs 10:9
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9 Whoever walks with integrity walks safely,
but whoever follows crooked ways will be found out.
Proverbs 11:5-6
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5 The righteousness of honest people makes their way smooth,
but because of his wickedness a wicked person falls.
6 The righteousness of upright people rescues them,
but treacherous people are trapped by their own desire.
Proverbs 14:12
Evangelical Heritage Version
12 There is a way that seems right to a man,
but in the end it is the road to death.
Proverbs 14:16
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16 A wise person fears and turns from evil,
but a fool is rash and overconfident.
Proverbs 14:22
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22 Don’t those who plan evil go astray?
But those who plan to do good find mercy and truth.
Proverbs 15:3
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3 The eyes of the Lord are everywhere,
watching evil people as well as the good.
Proverbs 16:6
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6 Through mercy and truth, guilt is atoned for,
and through the fear of the Lord, one turns away from evil.
Proverbs 16:17
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17 The highway followed by upright people turns away from evil.
The person who guards his way preserves his life.
Proverbs 19:21
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21 There are many plans in a man’s heart,
but it is the Lord’s purpose that will prevail.
Proverbs 21:15
Evangelical Heritage Version
15 It is a joy for a righteous person to practice justice,
but destruction waits for those who practice evil.
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