A guilty man’s conduct is crooked,(A)
but the behavior of the innocent is upright.(B)

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

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12 The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked;
He brings the wicked to ruin.

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12 The Righteous One[a] knows what is going on in the homes of the wicked;
    he will bring disaster on them.

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Footnotes

  1. 21:12 Or The righteous man.

15 Justice executed is a joy to the righteous
but a terror to those who practice iniquity.(A)

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15 Justice is a joy to the godly,
    but it terrifies evildoers.

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18 The wicked are a ransom for the righteous,
and the treacherous, for[a] the upright.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:18 Or in place of

18 The wicked are punished in place of the godly,
    and traitors in place of the honest.

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21 The one who pursues righteousness and faithful love
will find life, righteousness, and honor.(A)

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21 Whoever pursues righteousness and unfailing love
    will find life, righteousness, and honor.

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29 A wicked man puts on a bold face,(A)
but the upright man considers his way.

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

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