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Crooked is the way of a man and a foreigner,
    but the pure is upright in his conduct.

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The way of the guilty (A)is crooked,
    but the conduct of the pure is upright.

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12 The righteous observes the house of the wicked;
    he throws the wicked to ruin.

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

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15 It is a joy to the righteous to do justice,
    but dismay to those who do evil.

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15 When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous
    (A)but terror to evildoers.

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18 A ransom for the righteous is the wicked,
    and the faithless instead of the upright.

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18 (A)The wicked is a (B)ransom for the righteous,
    and the traitor for the upright.

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21 He who pursues righteousness and kindness
    will find life, righteousness, and honor.

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21 Whoever (A)pursues righteousness and kindness
    will find (B)life, righteousness, and honor.

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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 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