Haughty eyes and a proud heart,
The (A)lamp of the wicked, is sin.

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The violence of the wicked will drag them away,
Because they (A)refuse to act with justice.

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10 The soul of the wicked desires 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 evil intent!

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

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Footnotes

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

15 (A)Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling 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 stumble in time of calamity.

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

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Footnotes

  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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Warnings and Instructions

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:1 Lit confident

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 triumph, there is great glory,
But (B)when the wicked rise, men [a]hide themselves.

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  1. Proverbs 28:12 Lit will be searched for

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 rejoice,
But when a wicked man rules, people groan.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:2 Or become great

The (A)righteous [a]is concerned for the rights of the poor,
The wicked does not understand such [b]concern.

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  1. Proverbs 29:7 Lit knows the cause
  2. Proverbs 29:7 Lit knowledge

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 abominable to the righteous,
And he who is (B)upright in the way is abominable to the wicked.

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