One (A)who walks in integrity walks securely,
But (B)one who perverts his ways will be found out.

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

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

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

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

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

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  1. Proverbs 13:6 Lit guards integrity of way

26 Evil plans are an abomination to the Lord,
But pleasant words are pure.

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

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The way of a guilty person is (A)crooked,
But as for the pure, his conduct is upright.

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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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One who (A)plans to do evil,
People will call a [a]schemer.
The (B)devising of foolishness is sin,
And the scoffer is an abomination to humanity.

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  1. Proverbs 24:8 Or deviser of evil

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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18 One who walks blamelessly will receive help,
But one who is [a](A)crooked will fall all at once.

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  1. Proverbs 28:18 Lit perverse of two ways

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

10 People of (A)bloodshed hate the blameless person,
But the upright [a]are concerned for his life.

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  1. Proverbs 29:10 Lit seek his soul

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

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