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Whoever walks in integrity lives prudently,[a]
    but whoever perverts his way of life will be exposed.

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  1. Proverbs 10:9 Lit. lives in safety

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

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

The integrity of the righteous guides them,
    but the hypocrisy of the treacherous destroys them.

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

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Righteousness protects the blameless,
    but wickedness brings down[a] the sinner.

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  1. Proverbs 13:6 So MT DSS 4QProvb; LXX reads but sins ruin the wicked

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

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26 To the Lord evil plans are detestable,
    but pleasant words are pure.

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

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The conduct[a] of a guilty man is perverse,
    but the behavior of the pure is upright.

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  1. Proverbs 21:8 Lit. way

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

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The person who plans on doing evil
    will be called a schemer.
To devise folly is sin,
    and people detest a scoffer.

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

18 Whoever lives blamelessly will be delivered,
    but whoever is perverted will fall without warning.

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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 the innocent person,
    but the upright show concern for his life.

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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”