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The way of a guilty man is (A)perverse,
But as for the pure, his work is upright.

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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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12 The righteous one considers the house of the wicked,
Turning the (A)wicked to ruin.

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

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15 To do justice is [a]pleasure for the righteous,
But is (A)ruin to the workers of iniquity.

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  1. Proverbs 21:15 Lit gladness

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

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18 The wicked is a (A)ransom for the righteous,
And the (B)treacherous is in the place of the upright.

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

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21 He who (A)pursues righteousness and lovingkindness
Finds life, righteousness, and glory.

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

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

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

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  1. Proverbs 21:29 Literally “his face”