28 A worthless witness mocks justice,
and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.(A)

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28 A corrupt witness mocks at justice,
    and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.(A)

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The lamp that guides the wicked—
haughty eyes and an arrogant heart(A)—is sin.

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Haughty eyes(A) and a proud heart—
    the unplowed field of the wicked—produce sin.

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

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

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Notas al pie

  1. 21:10 Or favor

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

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12 The Righteous One[a] considers the house of the wicked;
he brings the wicked to ruin.

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  1. 21:12 Or righteous one

12 The Righteous One[a] takes note of the house of the wicked
    and brings the wicked to ruin.(A)

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  1. Proverbs 21:12 Or The righteous person

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

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  1. 21:18 Or in place of

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

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

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29 A wicked person puts on a bold face,(A)
but the upright one considers his way.

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29 The wicked put up a bold front,
    but the upright give thought to their ways.(A)

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15 Don’t set an ambush, you wicked one,
at the camp of the righteous man;(A)
don’t destroy his dwelling.

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Saying 27

15 Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous,
    do not plunder their dwelling place;

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16 Though a righteous person falls seven times,
he will get up,(A)
but the wicked will stumble into ruin.(B)

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16 for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again,
    but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.(A)

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19 Don’t be agitated by evildoers,
and don’t envy the wicked.(A)
20 For the evil have no future;(B)
the lamp of the wicked will be put out.(C)

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Saying 29

19 Do not fret(A) because of evildoers
    or be envious of the wicked,
20 for the evildoer has no future hope,
    and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.(B)

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Remove impurities from silver,(A)
and material will be produced[a] for a silversmith.[b](B)
Remove the wicked from the king’s presence,(C)
and his throne will be established in righteousness.(D)

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Notas al pie

  1. 25:4 Lit will come out; Ex 32:24
  2. 25:4 Or and a vessel will be produced by a silversmith

Remove the dross from the silver,
    and a silversmith can produce a vessel;
remove wicked officials from the king’s presence,(A)
    and his throne will be established(B) through righteousness.(C)

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