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28 A corrupt witness mocks justice,
    and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.

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28 A corrupt witness[a] mocks justice,
    and the wicked person feeds on iniquity.

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  1. Proverbs 19:28 I.e. a worthless person

A high look and a proud heart,
    the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

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A proud attitude,[a] accompanied by[b] a haughty look, is sin;
    they reveal[c] wicked people.

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  1. Proverbs 21:4 Lit. heart
  2. Proverbs 21:4 Lit. proud heart and
  3. Proverbs 21:4 Lit. sin; the lamp of

The violence of the wicked will drive them away,
    because 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 soul of the wicked desires evil;
    his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.

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

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12 The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked,
    and brings the wicked to ruin.

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12 The righteous God[a] considers the house of the wicked,
    bringing the wicked to ruin.

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  1. Proverbs 21:12 The Heb. lacks God

18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous,
    the treacherous 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 an abomination—
    how much more, when he brings it with a wicked mind!

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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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29 A wicked man hardens his face;
    but as for the upright, he establishes his ways.

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29 The wicked man puts up a bold appearance,
    but the upright thinks about what he is doing.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 21:29 Lit. about his ways

15 Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous.
    Don’t destroy his resting place;

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15 Don’t lie in wait like an outlaw
    to attack where the righteous live;

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16 for a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again;
    but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

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16 for though a righteous man falls seven times,
    he will rise again,
        but the wicked stumble into calamity.

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19 Don’t fret yourself because of evildoers,
    neither be envious of the wicked;
20 for there will be no reward to the evil man.
    The lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.

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19 Don’t be anxious about those who practice evil,
    and don’t be envious of the wicked.
20 For the wicked man has no future;
    the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.

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Take away the dross from the silver,
    and material comes out for the refiner;
Take away the wicked from the king’s presence,
    and his throne will be established in righteousness.

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Purge the dross from the silver,
    and material for[a] a vessel comes forth for the silversmith.
Purge the wicked from the king’s presence,
    and his throne will be established in righteousness.

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  1. Proverbs 25:4 The Heb. lacks material for