The one who lives with integrity lives securely,(A)
but whoever perverts his ways will be found out.(B)

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Whoever walks in integrity[a] will walk securely,
    but whoever follows perversity, his ways will be made known.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:9 Hebrew “in the integrity”

The integrity of the upright guides them,(A)
but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.(B)

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The integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

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Righteousness guards people of integrity,[a]
but wickedness undermines the sinner.(A)

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  1. 13:6 Lit guards integrity of way

Righteousness will guard the upright of way,
    but wickedness will overthrow sin.

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26 The Lord detests the plans of the one who is evil,
but pleasant words are pure.(A)

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26 Plans of evil are an abomination of Yahweh,
    but gracious words are pure.

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A guilty one’s conduct is crooked,(A)
but the behavior of the innocent is upright.(B)

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Crooked is the way of a man and a foreigner,
    but the pure is upright in his conduct.

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The one who plots evil(A)
will be called a schemer.
A foolish scheme is sin,
and a mocker is detestable to people.

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He who plans to do evil for[a] himself,
    they will call him “master[b] of mischief.”
Devising folly is a sin,
    and an abomination to humankind is a scoffer.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 24:8 Or “to”
  2. Proverbs 24:8 Or “owner”

18 The one who lives with integrity will be helped,
but one who distorts right and wrong[a]
will suddenly fall.(A)

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  1. 28:18 Lit who is twisted regarding two ways

18 He who walks in integrity will be safe,
    but he who takes crooked paths will fall in one.

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10 Bloodthirsty men hate an honest person,(A)
but the upright care about him.[a]

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  1. 29:10 Or person, and seek the life of the upright

10 Men of blood hate the blameless,
    and they seek the life of the upright.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 29:10 Or “soul,” or “inner self”