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Those who forsake the law praise the wicked,
    but those who keep the law struggle against them.(A)
The evil do not understand justice,
    but those who seek the Lord understand it completely.(B)

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Those who abandon the law[a] praise the wicked,
but those who keep the law oppose them.
Evil men do not understand justice,
but those who seek the Lord understand everything.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:4 Or instruction or teaching

When one will not listen to the law,
    even one’s prayers are an abomination.(A)

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A person who turns his ear away from the law—
    even his prayer is an abomination.

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14 Happy is the one who is never without fear,
    but one who is hard-hearted will fall into calamity.(A)

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14 Blessed is the person who always is afraid of sin,
but one who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.

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23 Whoever rebukes a person will afterward find more favor
    than one who flatters with the tongue.(A)

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23 In the end a person who corrects someone will find more favor
    than a person with a flattering tongue.

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