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

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Those who walk in innocence walk with confidence,
    but those on crooked paths will be found out.

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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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Integrity guides the virtuous,
    but dishonesty ruins the treacherous.

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:6 Lit guards integrity of way

Righteousness guards the innocent on the path,
    but wickedness misleads sinners.

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26 The Lord detests the plans of an evil man,
but pleasant words are pure.(A)

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26 The Lord detests evil plans,
    but gracious words are pure.

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

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The ways of some people are twisted and strange,
    but the behavior of those who do right is pure.

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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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Those who plot evil
    will be called master schemers.
The scheming of fools is sin;
    people detest mockers.

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

18 Those who walk in innocence will be saved,
    but those who go on twisted paths will fall into the grave.

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

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Footnotes

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

10 Murderous people hate the innocent,
    and they seek the lives of the virtuous.

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