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

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The violence of the wicked will sweep them away
    because they refuse to do what is just.(A)

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10 The souls of the wicked desire evil;
    their neighbors find no mercy in their eyes.(A)

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12 The Righteous One observes the house of the wicked;
    he casts the wicked down to ruin.(A)

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18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous
    and the faithless for the upright.(A)

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

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29 The wicked put on a bold face,
    but the upright give thought to[a] their ways.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 21.29 Or establish

15 Do not lie in wait like an outlaw against the home of the righteous;
    do no violence to the place where the righteous live;(A)

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16 for though they fall seven times, they will rise again,
    but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.(A)

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19 Do not fret because of evildoers.
    Do not envy the wicked,(A)
20 for the evil have no future;
    the lamp of the wicked will go out.(B)

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Take away the dross from the silver,
    and the smith has material for a vessel;(A)
take away the wicked from the presence of the king,
    and his throne will be established in righteousness.(B)

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28 The wicked flee when no one pursues,
    but the righteous are as bold as a lion.(A)

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Those who forsake the law praise the wicked,
    but those who keep the law struggle against them.(A)

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12 When the righteous rejoice, there is great glory,
    but when the wicked prevail, people go into hiding.(A)

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28 When the wicked prevail, people go into hiding,
    but when they perish, the righteous increase.

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When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice,
    but when the wicked rule, the people groan.(A)

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The righteous know the rights of the poor;
    the wicked have no such understanding.(A)

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

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27 The unjust are an abomination to the righteous,
    but the upright are an abomination to the wicked.

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