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

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10 My son, don’t let sinners entice you.
    Don’t go

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

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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.

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Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,
    but whoever follows perverse ways will be found out.(A)

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Those who walk in innocence walk with confidence,
    but those on crooked paths will be found out.

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The righteousness of the blameless keeps their ways straight,
    but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.
The righteousness of the upright saves them,
    but the treacherous are taken captive by their schemes.(A)

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The righteousness of the innocent makes their path straight,
    but the wicked fall in their wickedness.
Those who do right are saved by their righteousness,
    but the untrustworthy are caught by their own desires.

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

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Footnotes

  1. 14.12 Heb ways of death

12 There is a path that may seem straight to someone,
    but in the end it is a path to death.

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16 The wise are cautious and turn away from evil,
    but the fool throws off restraint and is careless.(A)

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16 The wise are careful and avoid evil,
    but fools become excited and overconfident.

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22 Do not those who plan evil err?
    Those who plan good find loyalty and faithfulness.

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22 Don’t those who plan evil go astray?
    Those who plan good receive loyalty and faithfulness.

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

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The Lord’s eyes are everywhere,
    keeping watch on evil and good people.

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By loyalty and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
    and by the fear of the Lord one avoids evil.(A)

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Love and faithfulness reconcile guilt;
    the fear of the Lord turns away evil.

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17 The highway of the upright avoids evil;
    those who guard their way preserve their lives.

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17 The road of those who do right turns away from evil;
    those who protect their path guard their lives.

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21 The human mind may devise many plans,
    but it is the purpose of the Lord that will be established.(A)

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21 Many plans are in a person’s mind,
    but the Lord’s purpose will succeed.

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15 When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous
    but dismay to evildoers.

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15 Acting justly is a joy to the righteous,
    but dreaded by those who do evil.

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