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

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Whoever walks with integrity walks safely,
but whoever follows crooked ways will be found out.

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

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

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

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Righteousness guards a person who has integrity,
but wickedness perverts a sinner.

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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 plans of the wicked are disgusting[a] to the Lord,
but pleasant words are pure to him.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:26 Or are an abomination

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

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A guilty person’s way is very crooked,
but the conduct of a pure person is straight.

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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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Whoever plans evil will be called a master schemer.
A foolish scheme is a sin,
and a mocker is disgusting to people.

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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 A person who walks with integrity will be saved,
but a person whose ways are crooked will fall all at once.

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

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10 Bloodthirsty people hate anyone with integrity,
but upright people seek to save his life.[a]

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Footnotes

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