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19 The evil bow down before the good,
    the wicked at the gates of the righteous.(A)

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19 Evil people will bow down to good people,
and wicked people will bow at the gates of the righteous.

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32 The wicked are overthrown by their evildoing,
    but the righteous find a refuge in their integrity.[a](A)

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  1. 14.32 Gk Syr: Heb in their death

32 A wicked person is brought down by his own evil,
but a righteous person finds refuge even at his death.

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The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
    keeping watch on the evil and the good.(A)

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The eyes of the Lord are everywhere,
    watching evil people as well as the good.

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In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,
    but trouble befalls the income of the wicked.

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

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The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
    but the prayer of the upright is his delight.(A)

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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 the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
    but he loves the one who pursues righteousness.(A)

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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

28 The mind of the righteous ponders how to answer,
    but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil.(A)

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28 The heart of a righteous person ponders his answer,
but the mouth of a wicked person gushes evil.

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

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

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The Lord has made everything for its purpose,
    even the wicked for the day of trouble.(A)

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The Lord has made everything for his[a] own purpose,
even a wicked person for a day of trouble.

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  1. Proverbs 16:4 Or its

An evildoer listens to wicked lips,
    and a liar gives heed to a mischievous tongue.

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An evildoer pays attention to wicked lips.
A liar feeds upon[a] a destructive tongue.

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  1. Proverbs 17:4 Hebrew variant listens to

23 The wicked accept a concealed bribe
    to pervert the ways of justice.(A)

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23 A wicked person secretly accepts a bribe
to pervert the ways of justice.

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When wickedness comes, contempt comes also,
    and with dishonor comes disgrace.

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When a wicked person comes, contempt comes with him,
and with dishonor comes disgrace.

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