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He (A)who walks in integrity walks securely,
But (B)he who makes his ways crooked will be found out.

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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

The (A)integrity of the upright will lead them,
But the (B)crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.

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

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Righteousness (A)guards the [a]one whose way is blameless,
But wickedness subverts the [b]sinner.

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  1. Proverbs 13:6 Lit blamelessness of way
  2. Proverbs 13:6 Lit sin

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

26 Evil thoughts are an abomination to Yahweh,
But pleasant words are pure.

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

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The way of a guilty man is (A)perverse,
But as for the pure, his work is upright.

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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

One who (A)deliberately thinks to do evil,
Men will call a [a]schemer.
The (B)scheming of folly is sin,
And the scoffer is an abomination to men.

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  1. Proverbs 24:8 Or deviser of evil

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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18 He who walks blamelessly will be saved,
But he who is (A)crooked—[a]double dealing—will fall all at once.

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  1. Proverbs 28:18 Lit two ways

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

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10 Men of (A)bloodshed hate the blameless,
But the upright seek the well-being of his soul.

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10 Bloodthirsty men hate the innocent person,
    but the upright show concern for his life.

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