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Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,
    but whoever follows perverse ways will be found out.(A)

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People with integrity walk safely,
    but those who follow crooked paths will be exposed.

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

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Honesty guides good people;
    dishonesty destroys treacherous people.

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Righteousness guards one whose way is upright,
    but sin overthrows the wicked.(A)

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Godliness guards the path of the blameless,
    but the evil are misled by sin.

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26 Evil plans are an abomination to the Lord,
    but gracious words are pure.(A)

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26 The Lord detests evil plans,
    but he delights in pure words.

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

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The guilty walk a crooked path;
    the innocent travel a straight road.

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Whoever plans to do evil
    will be called a mischief-maker.(A)
The devising of folly is sin,
    and the scoffer is an abomination to all.

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A person who plans evil
    will get a reputation as a troublemaker.
The schemes of a fool are sinful;
    everyone detests a mocker.

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18 One who walks in integrity will be safe,
    but whoever follows crooked ways will fall into the Pit.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 28.18 Syr: Heb fall all at once

18 The blameless will be rescued from harm,
    but the crooked will be suddenly destroyed.

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10 The bloodthirsty hate the blameless,
    and they seek the life of the upright.(A)

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10 The bloodthirsty hate blameless people,
    but the upright seek to help them.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 29:10 Or The bloodthirsty hate blameless people, / and they seek to kill the upright; Hebrew reads The bloodthirsty hate blameless people; / as for the upright, they seek their life.