The way of the guilty is devious,(A)
    but the conduct of the innocent 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[a] takes note of the house of the wicked
    and brings the wicked to ruin.(A)

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  1. Proverbs 21:12 Or The righteous person

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

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

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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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18 The wicked become a ransom(A) for the righteous,
    and the unfaithful for 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 Whoever pursues righteousness and love
    finds life, prosperity[a](A) and honor.(B)

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  1. Proverbs 21:21 Or righteousness

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

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29 The wicked put up a bold front,
    but the upright give thought to their ways.(A)

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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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  1. Proverbs 21:29 Literally “his face”