Those who forsake the law (A)praise the wicked,
    but those who keep the law (B)strive against them.
Evil men (C)do not understand justice,
    but those who seek the Lord (D)understand it completely.

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If one turns away his ear from hearing the law,
    even his (A)prayer is an abomination.

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14 Blessed is the one who (A)fears the Lord[a] always,
    but whoever (B)hardens his heart will fall into calamity.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:14 Hebrew lacks the Lord

23 Whoever (A)rebukes a man will afterward find more favor
    than (B)he who flatters with his tongue.

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