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The violence of the wicked will sweep them away,
    for they refuse to do justice.
Crooked is the way of a man and a foreigner,
    but the pure is upright in his conduct.

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The violence of the wicked will drive them away,
    because they refuse to do what is right.
The way of the guilty is devious,
    but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

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10 The soul[a] of the wicked desires evil;
    his neighbor will not find mercy in his eyes.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:10 Or “soul, life, throat”

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

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27 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination;
    how much more when he brings it in divisiveness!

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27 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination—
    how much more, when he brings it with a wicked mind!

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29 A wicked man is strong in his countenance,[a]
    but the upright will appoint his paths.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:29 Literally “his face”

29 A wicked man hardens his face;
    but as for the upright, he establishes his ways.

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