Proverbs 1:10
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10 My child, if sinners entice you,
do not consent.(A)
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 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)
Proverbs 4:23-27
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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.
Proverbs 10:9
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9 Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,
but whoever follows perverse ways will be found out.(A)
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 righteousness of the blameless keeps their ways straight,
but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.
6 The righteousness of the upright saves them,
but the treacherous are taken captive by their schemes.(A)
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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Footnotes
- 14.12 Heb ways of death
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 The wise are cautious and turn away from evil,
but the fool throws off restraint and is careless.(A)
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 Do not those who plan evil err?
Those who plan good find loyalty and faithfulness.
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 eyes of the Lord are in every place,
keeping watch on the evil and the good.(A)
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 loyalty and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
and by the fear of the Lord one avoids evil.(A)
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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17 The highway of the upright avoids evil;
those who guard their way preserve their lives.
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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21 The human mind may devise many plans,
but it is the purpose of the Lord that will be established.(A)
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
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15 When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous
but dismay to evildoers.
Proverbs 21:15
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15 Acting justly is a joy to the righteous,
but dreaded by those who do evil.
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