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21 For those who are upright will dwell in the land,[a]
    and those who are blameless[b] will remain in it.

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  1. Proverbs 2:21 Or “earth”
  2. Proverbs 2:21 Or “innocent”

32 for he who is perverse is an abomination of Yahweh,
    but those who are upright are his confidence.

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The integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

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The righteousness of the upright will save them,
    but by a scheme the treacherous will be taken captive.

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11 By the blessing of the upright, a city will be exalted,
    but by the mouth of the wicked, it will be overthrown.

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Fools mock[a] the guilt offering,
    but among the upright, it is favorable.

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  1. Proverbs 14:9 Hebrew “he mocks”

11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
    but the tent of the upright will flourish.

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The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination of Yahweh,
    but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

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19 The way of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns,[a]
    but the path of the upright is a highway.

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  1. Proverbs 15:19 Hebrew “thorn”