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22 Will they not wander in error who (A)devise evil?
But lovingkindness and truth will be to those who devise good.

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22 Don’t those who plan evil go astray?(A)
But those who plan good find loyalty and faithfulness.(B)

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34 Righteousness exalts a nation,
But sin is a disgrace to any people.

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34 Righteousness exalts a nation,
but sin is a disgrace to any people.(A)

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The house of the (A)righteous has much treasure,
But in the income of the wicked there is trouble.

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The house of the righteous has great wealth,
but trouble accompanies the income of the wicked.

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The (A)sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh,
But (B)the prayer of the upright is His delight.

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The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the Lord,(A)
but the prayer of the upright is His delight.(B)

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The way of the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh,
But He loves one who (A)pursues righteousness.

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The Lord detests the way of the wicked,
but He loves the one who pursues righteousness.(A)

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29 Yahweh is (A)far from the wicked,
But He (B)hears the prayer of the righteous.

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

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17 The (A)highway of the upright is to turn away from evil;
He who guards his way keeps his [a]soul.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:17 Or life

17 The highway of the upright(A) avoids evil;
the one who guards his way protects his life.(B)

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A righteous man who (A)walks in his integrity—
(B)How blessed are his sons after him.

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The one who lives with integrity is righteous;(A)
his children[a] who come after him will be happy.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:7 Lit sons

The destruction of the wicked will drag them away,
Because they (A)refuse to do justice.

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The violence of the wicked sweeps them away
because they refuse to act justly.

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10 The soul of the wicked craves evil;
His (A)neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.

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10 A wicked person desires evil;
he has no consideration[a] for his neighbor.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:10 Or favor

18 The wicked is a (A)ransom for the righteous,
And the (B)treacherous is in the place of the upright.

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18 The wicked are a ransom for the righteous,
and the treacherous, for[a] the upright.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:18 Or in place of

27 The (A)sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination,
How much more when he brings it with a wicked scheme!

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27 The sacrifice of a wicked person is detestable—
how much more so
when he brings it with ulterior motives!(A)

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