The violence of the wicked will (A)sweep them away,
    because they refuse to do what is just.
The way of the guilty (B)is crooked,
    but the conduct of the pure is upright.

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The violence of the wicked sweeps them away,
    because they refuse to do what is just.

The guilty walk a crooked path;
    the innocent travel a straight road.

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10 The soul of the wicked desires evil;
    his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.

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10 Evil people desire evil;
    their neighbors get no mercy from them.

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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 sacrifice of an evil person is detestable,
    especially when it is offered with wrong motives.

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29 A wicked man puts on a bold face,
    but the upright (A)gives thought to[a] his ways.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:29 Or establishes

29 The wicked bluff their way through,
    but the virtuous think before they act.

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