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Haughty eyes and a proud heart—
The (A)fallow ground of the wicked—are sin.

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The destruction of the wicked will drag them away,
Because they (A)refuse to do justice.

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10 The soul of the wicked craves evil;
His (A)neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.

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12 The righteous one considers the house of the wicked,
Turning the (A)wicked to ruin.

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18 The wicked is a (A)ransom for the righteous,
And the (B)treacherous is in the place of the upright.

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27 The (A)sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination,
How much more when he brings it with a wicked scheme!

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29 A wicked man [a](A)displays a brazen face,
But as for the (B)upright, he establishes his way.

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  1. Proverbs 21:29 Lit makes firm with his face

15 (A)Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the abode of the righteous;
Do not destroy his resting place;

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16 For a (A)righteous man falls seven times, and rises again,
But the (B)wicked will stumble in [a]calamity.

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  1. Proverbs 24:16 Lit evil

19 (A)Do not fret because of evildoers
Do not be (B)jealous of the wicked;
20 For (C)there will be no [a](D)future for the evil one;
The (E)lamp of the wicked will go out.

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  1. Proverbs 24:20 Lit latter end

Take away the (A)dross from the silver,
And there comes out a vessel for the (B)smith;
Take away the (C)wicked before the king,
And his (D)throne will be established in righteousness.

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28 The wicked (A)flee when there is no one pursuing,
But the righteous are [a]secure as a lion.

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  1. Proverbs 28:1 Lit trusting

Those who forsake the law (A)praise the wicked,
But those who keep the law (B)strive with them.

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12 When the (A)righteous exult, there is great honor,
But (B)when the wicked rise, man has to be sought out.

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28 When the wicked rise, men hide themselves;
But when they perish, the righteous increase.

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When the (A)righteous [a]increase, the people are glad,
But when a wicked man rules, people groan.

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  1. Proverbs 29:2 Or become great

The (A)righteous knows the cause of the poor,
The wicked does not understand that knowledge.

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16 When the wicked [a]increase, transgression increases;
But the (A)righteous will see their fall.

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  1. Proverbs 29:16 Or become great

27 An (A)unjust man is an abomination to the righteous,
And he who is (B)upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

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