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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 worthless witness will mock justice,
    and the mouth of the wicked will devour iniquity.

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

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Haughtiness of the eyes and pride of heart,
    the lamp of the wicked are sin.

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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 will sweep them away,
    for they refuse to do justice.

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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[a] of the wicked desires evil;
    his neighbor will not find mercy in his eyes.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:10 Or “soul, life, throat”

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

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12 The righteous observes the house of the wicked;
    he throws the wicked to ruin.

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18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous,
    the treacherous for the upright.

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18 A ransom for the righteous is the wicked,
    and the faithless instead of 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 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination;
    how much more when he brings it in divisiveness!

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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 A wicked man is strong in his countenance,[a]
    but the upright will appoint his paths.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:29 Literally “his face”

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 Do not lie in wait like an outlaw against the home of the righteous;
    do not do violence to his dwelling place.

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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 seven times the righteous will fall, but he will rise,
    but the wicked will be overthrown by 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 Do not fret because of the evildoers;
    do not envy the wicked.
20 For there will not be a future for the evil;
    the lamp of the wicked will die out.

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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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Remove the dross from silver,
    and it will become a vessel for the smith.
Remove the wicked before a king,
    and his throne will be established in righteousness.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:5 Hebrew “in the righteousness”