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 Won’t those who plot evil go astray?
    But gracious love and truth are for those who plan what is good.

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

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34 Righteousness makes a nation great,
    but sin diminishes[a] any people.

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  1. Proverbs 14:34 So DSS 4QProb LXX; MT reads sin is a disgrace to

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

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The righteous house is itself[a] a great treasure,
    but within the revenue of the wicked calamity is at work.

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  1. Proverbs 15:6 The Heb. lacks itself

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

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The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the Lord,
    but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

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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 lifestyle of the wicked is detestable to the Lord,
    but he loves those who ardently 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 away from the wicked,
    but he hears 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 the upright circumvents evil,
    and whoever watches how he lives[a] preserves his life.

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  1. Proverbs 16:17 Lit. watches his path

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

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The righteous person lives a life of integrity;
    happy are his children who follow him!

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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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Devastation caused by the wicked will drag them away
    because they refuse to do what is just.

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

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10 The soul of the wicked craves evil;
    he extends no mercy to his neighbor.

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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 ransom for the righteous,
    and the unfaithful for the upright.

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

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27 What the wicked person sacrifices is detestable—
    how much more when he offers it with vile motives!

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