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He who walks blamelessly walks surely,
    but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

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

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The integrity of the upright shall guide them,
    but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

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

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Righteousness guards the way of integrity,
    but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

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

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26 Yahweh detests the thoughts of the wicked,
    but the thoughts of the pure are pleasing.

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

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The way of the guilty is devious,
    but the conduct of the innocent 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 plots to do evil
    will be called a schemer.
The schemes of folly are sin.
    The mocker is detested by men.

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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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18 Whoever walks blamelessly is kept safe;
    but one with perverse ways will fall suddenly.

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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

10 The bloodthirsty hate a man of integrity;
    and they seek the life of the upright.

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

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