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

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

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23 Watch over your heart with all diligence,
For (A)from it flow the springs of life.
24 Rid yourself of a (B)deceitful mouth
And (C)keep devious [a]speech far from you.
25 Let your eyes look directly ahead
And let your [b]gaze be fixed straight in front of you.
26 (D)[c]Watch the path of your feet,
And all your (E)ways will be established.
27 (F)Do not turn to the right or to the left;
(G)Turn your foot from evil.

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  1. Proverbs 4:24 Or lips
  2. Proverbs 4:25 Or eyelids
  3. Proverbs 4:26 I.e., prob. stay on the path

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

One (A)who walks in integrity walks securely,
But (B)one who perverts his ways will be found out.

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

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The (A)righteousness of the blameless will smooth his way,
But (B)the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.
The righteousness of the upright will rescue them,
But the treacherous will (C)be caught by their own greed.

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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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12 There (A)is a way which seems right to a person,
But its (B)end is the way of death.

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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

16 A wise person [a]is cautious and (A)turns away from evil,
But a fool is arrogant and careless.

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  1. Proverbs 14:16 Lit fears

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]

22 Will they who (A)devise evil not go astray?
But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good.

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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

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

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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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By (A)mercy and truth atonement is made for wrongdoing,
And by [a]the (B)fear of the Lord one keeps away from evil.

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  1. Proverbs 16:6 Or reverence for

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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17 The (A)highway of the upright is to turn away from evil;
One who watches his way protects his [a]life.

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  1. Proverbs 16:17 Lit soul

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

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21 Many (A)plans are in a person’s heart,
But the (B)advice of the Lord will stand.

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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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15 The exercise of justice is joy for the righteous,
But (A)terror to those who practice injustice.

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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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