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The destruction of the wicked will drag them away,
Because they (A)refuse to do justice.
The way of a guilty man is (B)perverse,
But as for the pure, his work is upright.

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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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10 The soul of the wicked craves evil;
His (A)neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.

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

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27 The (A)sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination,
How much more when he brings it with a wicked scheme!

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

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Footnotes

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

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