16 One who wanders from the way of good sense
    (A)will rest in the assembly of the dead.

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16 People who wander from the path of insight
    will rest in the company of the dead.

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18 (A)The wicked is a (B)ransom for the righteous,
    and the traitor for the upright.

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18 The wicked are a ransom for the righteous;
    the treacherous will be punished[a] in the place of the virtuous.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:18 Heb lacks will be punished.

21 Whoever (A)pursues righteousness and kindness
    will find (B)life, righteousness, and honor.

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21 Those who pursue righteousness and kindness
    will find life, righteousness, and honor.

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27 (A)The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination;
    how much more (B)when he brings it with evil intent.

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27 The Lord detests the sacrifices of the wicked,
    especially when brought with devious motives.

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Whoever (A)sows injustice will reap calamity,
    and (B)the rod of his fury will fail.

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Those who sow injustice will harvest evil;
    the rod of their fury will come to an end.

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15 (A)Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous;
    do no violence to his home;
16 (B)for the righteous falls (C)seven times and rises again,
    but (D)the wicked stumble in times of calamity.

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15 Wicked one, don’t wait secretly at the home of the righteous.
    Don’t destroy their dwelling.
16 The righteous may fall seven times but still get up,
    but the wicked will stumble into trouble.

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26 Like snow in summer or (A)rain in harvest,
    so (B)honor is (C)not fitting for a fool.

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26 Like snow in the summer or rain at harvest,
    so honor isn’t appropriate for a fool.

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(A)A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
    and (B)a rod for the back of fools.

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A whip for a horse, a bridle for a donkey,
    and a rod for the back of fools.

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27 (A)Whoever digs a pit will fall into it,
    and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling.

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27 Those who dig a pit will fall in it;
    those who roll a stone will have it turn back on them.

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16 When the wicked increase, transgression increases,
    but (A)the righteous will look upon their downfall.

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16 When the wicked become numerous, so do crimes;
    the righteous will see their downfall.

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