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

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

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 4:26 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain

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

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He who walks in integrity walks securely,
    but he who perverts his ways 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 blameless keeps his way straight,
    but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.
The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
    but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust.

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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 way which seems right to a man,
    but its end is the way to death.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:12 Heb ways of death

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 A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil,
    but a fool throws off restraint and is careless.

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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 Do they not err that devise evil?
    Those who devise good meet 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 eyes of the Lord are in every place,
    keeping watch on the evil and the good.

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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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By loyalty and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
    and by the fear of the Lord a man avoids 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 highway of the upright turns aside from evil;
    he who guards his way preserves his life.

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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 are the plans in the mind of a man,
    but it is the purpose of the Lord that will be established.

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

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