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22 Don’t those who plan evil go astray?
But those who plan to do good find mercy and truth.

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34 Righteousness lifts up a nation,
but sin brings shame to a people.

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The house of the righteous contains great wealth,
but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

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A sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination[a] to the Lord,
but a prayer of the upright gains his favor.

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  1. Proverbs 15:8 Or is disgusting or is repulsive

The way of a wicked person is repulsive[a] to the Lord,
but he loves those who pursue righteousness.

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  1. Proverbs 15:9 Or is an abomination

29 The Lord is far away from the wicked,
but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

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17 The highway followed by upright people turns away from evil.
The person who guards his way preserves his life.

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A righteous person walks in his integrity.
How blessed are his children after him!

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The violence of the wicked will drag them away,
because they refuse to do what is just.

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10 The soul of a wicked person craves evil.
He does not look on his neighbor with mercy.

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18 The wicked become a ransom for the righteous,
and the treacherous make a payment for the upright.

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27 A sacrifice offered by wicked people is an abomination.[a]
How much more when they bring it with evil intent!

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  1. Proverbs 21:27 Or a disgusting thing