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10 My child, if sinners entice you,
    turn your back on them!

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10 My son, if sinful men entice(A) you,
    do not give in(B) to them.(C)

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23 Guard your heart above all else,
    for it determines the course of your life.

24 Avoid all perverse talk;
    stay away from corrupt speech.

25 Look straight ahead,
    and fix your eyes on what lies before you.
26 Mark out a straight path for your feet;
    stay on the safe path.
27 Don’t get sidetracked;
    keep your feet from following evil.

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23 Above all else, guard(A) your heart,
    for everything you do flows from it.(B)
24 Keep your mouth free of perversity;
    keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
25 Let your eyes(C) look straight ahead;
    fix your gaze directly before you.
26 Give careful thought to the[a] paths for your feet(D)
    and be steadfast in all your ways.
27 Do not turn to the right or the left;(E)
    keep your foot from evil.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 4:26 Or Make level

People with integrity walk safely,
    but those who follow crooked paths will be exposed.

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Whoever walks in integrity(A) walks securely,(B)
    but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.(C)

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The godly are directed by honesty;
    the wicked fall beneath their load of sin.

The godliness of good people rescues them;
    the ambition of treacherous people traps them.

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The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight,(A)
    but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.(B)

The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
    but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.(C)

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12 There is a path before each person that seems right,
    but it ends in death.

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12 There is a way that appears to be right,(A)
    but in the end it leads to death.(B)

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16 The wise are cautious[a] and avoid danger;
    fools plunge ahead with reckless confidence.

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Footnotes

  1. 14:16 Hebrew The wise fear.

16 The wise fear the Lord and shun evil,(A)
    but a fool(B) is hotheaded and yet feels secure.

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22 If you plan to do evil, you will be lost;
    if you plan to do good, you will receive unfailing love and faithfulness.

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22 Do not those who plot evil go astray?(A)
    But those who plan what is good find[a] love and faithfulness.

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  1. Proverbs 14:22 Or show

The Lord is watching everywhere,
    keeping his eye on both the evil and the good.

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The eyes(A) of the Lord are everywhere,(B)
    keeping watch on the wicked and the good.(C)

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Unfailing love and faithfulness make atonement for sin.
    By fearing the Lord, people avoid evil.

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Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for;
    through the fear of the Lord(A) evil is avoided.(B)

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17 The path of the virtuous leads away from evil;
    whoever follows that path is safe.

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17 The highway of the upright avoids evil;
    those who guard their ways preserve their lives.(A)

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21 You can make many plans,
    but the Lord’s purpose will prevail.

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21 Many are the plans in a person’s heart,
    but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.(A)

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15 Justice is a joy to the godly,
    but it terrifies evildoers.

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

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