Proverbs 2:21
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21 For the upright will dwell in the land,
and the innocent will remain in it;
Proverbs 3:32
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32 for the perverse is an abomination to the Lord,
but His secret counsel is with the righteous.
Proverbs 11:3
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3 The integrity of the upright will guide them,
but the perverseness of transgressors will destroy them.
Proverbs 11:6
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6 The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
but transgressors will be taken by their schemes.
Proverbs 11:11
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11 By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted,
but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 14:9
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9 Fools make a mock at sin,
but among the righteous there is favor.
Proverbs 14:11
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11 The house of the wicked will be overthrown,
but the tent of the upright will flourish.
Proverbs 15:8
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8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
Proverbs 15:19
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19 The way of the slothful man is as a hedge of thorns,
but the way of the righteous is made plain.
Proverbs 16:17
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17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil;
he who keeps his way preserves his soul.
Proverbs 21:18
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18 The wicked will be a ransom for the righteous,
and the transgressor for the upright.
Proverbs 21:29
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29 A wicked man hardens his face,
but as for the upright, he directs his way.
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