10 My son, if sinners (A)entice you,
    do not consent.

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10 My son, if sinners entice you,(A)
don’t be persuaded.(B)

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23 Keep your heart with all vigilance,
    for (A)from it flow (B)the springs of life.
24 Put away from you (C)crooked speech,
    and put (D)devious talk far from you.
25 (E)Let your eyes look directly forward,
    and your gaze be straight before you.
26 (F)Ponder[a] the path of your feet;
    (G)then all your ways will be sure.
27 (H)Do not swerve to the right or to the left;
    turn your foot away from evil.

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  1. Proverbs 4:26 Or Make level

23 Guard your heart above all else,[a]
for it is the source of life.(A)
24 Don’t let your mouth speak dishonestly,(B)
and don’t let your lips talk deviously.
25 Let your eyes look forward;
fix your gaze[b] straight ahead.(C)
26 Carefully consider the path[c] for your feet,(D)
and all your ways will be established.
27 Don’t turn to the right or to the left;(E)
keep your feet away from evil.

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  1. 4:23 Or heart with all diligence
  2. 4:25 Lit eyelids
  3. 4:26 Or Clear a path

(A)Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,
    but he who makes his ways crooked (B)will be found out.

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The one who lives with integrity lives securely,(A)
but whoever perverts his ways will be found out.(B)

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The righteousness of the blameless (A)keeps his way straight,
    but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.
(B)The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
    but the treacherous (C)are taken captive by their lust.

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The righteousness of the blameless clears his path,
but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness.

The righteousness of the upright rescues them,
but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.(A)

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12 (A)There is a way that seems right to a man,
    but (B)its end is the way to death.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 14:12 Hebrew ways of death

12 There is a way that seems right to a person,(A)
but its end is the way to death.(B)

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16 (A)One who is wise is cautious[a] and (B)turns away from evil,
    but a fool is reckless and careless.

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  1. Proverbs 14:16 Or fears [the Lord]

16 A wise person is cautious and turns from evil,(A)
but a fool is easily angered and is careless.[a]

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  1. 14:16 Or and falls

22 Do they not go astray who (A)devise evil?
    Those who devise good meet[a] (B)steadfast love and faithfulness.

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  1. Proverbs 14:22 Or show

22 Don’t those who plan evil go astray?(A)
But those who plan good find loyalty and faithfulness.(B)

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(A)The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
    keeping watch on the evil and the good.

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The eyes of the Lord are everywhere,
observing the wicked and the good.(A)

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By (A)steadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
    and by (B)the fear of the Lord one (C)turns away from evil.

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Iniquity is atoned for by loyalty and faithfulness,(A)
and one turns from evil by the fear of the Lord.(B)

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17 The highway of the upright (A)turns aside from evil;
    whoever guards his way preserves his life.

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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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21 (A)Many are the plans in the mind of a man,
    but (B)it is the purpose of the Lord (C)that will stand.

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21 Many plans are in a person’s heart,
but the Lord’s decree will prevail.(A)

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15 When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous
    (A)but terror to evildoers.

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15 Justice executed is a joy to the righteous
but a terror to evildoers.(A)

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