Proverbs 21:4
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4 The proud eyes and hearts of sinful people are like a field not plowed.
Those things produce nothing good.
Proverbs 21:7
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7 The harmful things that evil people do will drag them away.
They refuse to do what is right.
Proverbs 21:10
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10 Sinful people long to do evil.
They don’t show their neighbors any mercy.
Proverbs 21:12
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12 The Blameless One knows where sinners live.
And he destroys them.
Proverbs 21:18
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18 Evil people become the payment for setting godly people free.
Those who aren’t faithful are the payment for honest people.
Proverbs 21:27
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27 God hates sacrifices that are brought by evil people.
He hates it even more when they bring them for the wrong reason.
Proverbs 21:29
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29 Sinful people try to look as if they were bold.
But honest people think about how they live.
Proverbs 24:15
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Saying 27
15 Don’t hide and wait like a burglar near a godly person’s house.
Don’t rob their home.
Proverbs 24:16
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16 Even if godly people fall down seven times, they always get up.
But those who are evil trip and fall when trouble comes.
Proverbs 24:19-20
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Saying 29
19 Don’t be upset because of evil people.
Don’t long for what sinners have.
20 Tomorrow evil people won’t have any hope.
The lamps of sinners will be blown out.
Proverbs 25:4-5
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4 Remove the scum from the silver.
Then the master worker can make something out of it.
5 Remove ungodly officials from where the king is.
Then the king can make his throne secure because of the godliness around him.
Proverbs 28:1
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28 Sinners run away even when no one is chasing them.
But those who do what is right are as bold as lions.
Proverbs 28:4
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4 Those who turn away from instruction praise sinners.
But those who learn from it oppose them.
Proverbs 28:12
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12 When godly people win, everyone is very happy.
But when sinners take charge, everyone hides.
Proverbs 28:28
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28 When those who are evil take charge, other people hide.
But when those who are evil die, godly people grow stronger.
Proverbs 29:2
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2 When those who do right grow stronger, the people are glad.
But when those who do wrong become rulers, the people groan.
Proverbs 29:7
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7 Those who do what is right want to treat poor people fairly.
But those who do what is wrong don’t care about the poor.
Proverbs 29:16
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16 When those who do wrong grow stronger, so does sin.
But those who do right will see them destroyed.
Proverbs 29:27
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27 Those who do what is right hate dishonest people.
Those who do what is wrong hate honest people.
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