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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To reject the law is to praise the wicked;
    to obey the law is to fight them.

Evil people don’t understand justice,
    but those who follow the Lord understand 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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God detests the prayers
    of a person who ignores the law.

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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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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 28:14 Hebrew lacks the Lord

14 Blessed are those who fear to do wrong,[a]
    but the stubborn are headed for serious trouble.

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Notas al pie

  1. 28:14 Or those who fear the Lord; Hebrew reads those who fear.

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

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23 In the end, people appreciate honest criticism
    far more than flattery.

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