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) walks securely,(B)
    but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.(C)

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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 unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.(A)

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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 guards the person of integrity,
    but wickedness overthrows the sinner.(A)

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

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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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The way of the guilty is devious,(A)
    but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

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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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Saying 24

Whoever plots evil
    will be known as a schemer.
The schemes of folly are sin,
    and people detest a mocker.

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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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Footnotes

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

18 The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe,(A)
    but the one whose ways are perverse will fall(B) into the pit.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 28:18 Syriac (see Septuagint); Hebrew into one

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 The bloodthirsty hate a person of integrity
    and seek to kill the upright.(A)

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