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22 Don’t they go astray who plot evil?
    But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan 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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In the house of the righteous is much treasure,
    but the income of the wicked brings 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 sacrifice made by the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh,
    but 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 him who follows after 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 far from the wicked,
    but he 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 highway of the upright is to depart from evil.
    He who keeps his way preserves his soul.

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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 walks in integrity.
    Blessed are his children after him.

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A righteous person acts with integrity;(A)
his children who come after him will be happy.(B)

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

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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 desires evil;
    his neighbor finds no mercy 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. 21:10 Or favor

18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous,
    the treacherous for 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. 21:18 Or in place of

27 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination—
    how much more, when he brings it with a wicked mind!

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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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