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

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He who walks in integrity walks securely,
    but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

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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,
    but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

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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 him whose way is upright,
    but sin overthrows the wicked.

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

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26 The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord,
    the words of the pure are pleasing to him.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 15:26 Cn Compare Gk: Heb pleasant words are pure

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

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The way of the guilty is crooked,
    but the conduct of the pure is right.

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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

He who plans to do evil
    will be called a mischief-maker.
The devising of folly is sin,
    and the scoffer is an abomination to men.

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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 He who walks in integrity will be delivered,
    but he who is perverse in his ways will fall into a pit.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 28:18 Syr: Heb in one

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 one who is blameless,
    and the wicked[a] seek his life.

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  1. Proverbs 29:10 Cn: Heb upright