22 Do not those who plot evil go astray?(A)
    But those who plan what is good find[a] love and faithfulness.

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  1. Proverbs 14:22 Or show

22 Don’t those who plan evil go astray?
    Those who plan good receive loyalty and faithfulness.

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34 Righteousness exalts a nation,(A)
    but sin condemns any people.

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34 Righteousness dignifies a nation,
    but sin disgraces a people.

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The house of the righteous contains great treasure,(A)
    but the income of the wicked brings ruin.(B)

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Great treasure is in the house of the righteous,
    but the gain of the wicked brings trouble.

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The Lord detests the sacrifice(A) of the wicked,(B)
    but the prayer of the upright pleases him.(C)

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The Lord detests the sacrifices of the wicked,
    but favors the prayers of those who do right.

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The Lord detests the way of the wicked,(A)
    but he loves those who pursue righteousness.(B)

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The Lord detests the path of the wicked,
    but loves those who pursue righteousness.

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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 from the wicked,
    but he listens to the prayers of the righteous.

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17 The highway of the upright avoids evil;
    those who guard their ways preserve their lives.(A)

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17 The road of those who do right turns away from evil;
    those who protect their path guard their lives.

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The righteous lead blameless lives;(A)
    blessed are their children after them.(B)

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The righteous live with integrity;
    happy are their children who come after them.

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The violence of the wicked will drag them away,(A)
    for they refuse to do what is right.

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The violence of the wicked will sweep them away,
    for they refuse to act with justice.

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10 The wicked crave evil;
    their neighbors get no mercy from them.

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10 Wicked people desire evil;
    their neighbors receive no mercy from them.

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18 The wicked become a ransom(A) for the righteous,
    and the unfaithful for the upright.

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18 The wicked are a ransom for the righteous;
    the treacherous will be punished[a] in the place of the virtuous.

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  1. Proverbs 21:18 Heb lacks will be punished.

27 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable(A)
    how much more so when brought with evil intent!(B)

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27 The Lord detests the sacrifices of the wicked,
    especially when brought with devious motives.

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