Proverbs 1:10
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Proverbs 1:10
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10 My son, don’t let sinners entice you.
Don’t go
Proverbs 4:23-27
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23 Guard your heart with all diligence,
For (A)from it flow the springs of life.
24 Put away from you a (B)perverse mouth
And (C)put devious lips far from you.
25 Let your eyes look directly ahead
And even let your eyelids be fixed straight in front of you.
26 (D)Watch the track of your feet
And all your (E)ways will be established.
27 (F)Do not turn to the right nor to the left;
(G)Turn your foot from evil.
Proverbs 4:23-27
Common English Bible
23 More than anything you guard, protect your mind, for life flows from it.
24 Have nothing to do with a corrupt mouth;
keep devious lips far from you.
25 Focus your eyes straight ahead;
keep your gaze on what is in front of you.
26 Watch your feet on the way,
and all your paths will be secure.
27 Don’t deviate a bit to the right or the left;
turn your feet away from evil.
Proverbs 10:9
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9 He (A)who walks in integrity walks securely,
But (B)he who makes his ways crooked will be found out.
Proverbs 10:9
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9 Those who walk in innocence walk with confidence,
but those on crooked paths will be found out.
Proverbs 11:5-6
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5 The (A)righteousness of the blameless will make his way straight,
But (B)the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.
6 The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
But the treacherous will (C)be captured by their own desire.
Proverbs 11:5-6
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5 The righteousness of the innocent makes their path straight,
but the wicked fall in their wickedness.
6 Those who do right are saved by their righteousness,
but the untrustworthy are caught by their own desires.
Proverbs 14:12
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Proverbs 14:12
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12 There is a path that may seem straight to someone,
but in the end it is a path to death.
Proverbs 14:16
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16 A wise man fears and (A)turns away from evil,
But a fool gets angry and feels secure.
Proverbs 14:16
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16 The wise are careful and avoid evil,
but fools become excited and overconfident.
Proverbs 14:22
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22 Will they not wander in error who (A)devise evil?
But lovingkindness and truth will be to those who devise good.
Proverbs 14:22
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22 Don’t those who plan evil go astray?
Those who plan good receive loyalty and faithfulness.
Proverbs 15:3
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3 The (A)eyes of Yahweh are in every place,
Watching the evil and the good.
Proverbs 15:3
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3 The Lord’s eyes are everywhere,
keeping watch on evil and good people.
Proverbs 16:6
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6 By (A)lovingkindness and truth iniquity is atoned for,
And by the [a](B)fear of Yahweh one turns away from evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:6 Or reverence
Proverbs 16:6
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6 Love and faithfulness reconcile guilt;
the fear of the Lord turns away evil.
Proverbs 16:17
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:17 Or life
Proverbs 16:17
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17 The road of those who do right turns away from evil;
those who protect their path guard their lives.
Proverbs 19:21
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:21 Or plans
Proverbs 19:21
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21 Many plans are in a person’s mind,
but the Lord’s purpose will succeed.
Proverbs 21:15
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:15 Lit gladness
Proverbs 21:15
Common English Bible
15 Acting justly is a joy to the righteous,
but dreaded by those who do evil.
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