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In transgression, an evil man is a snare,
    but the righteous will sing and rejoice.[a]
The righteous knows the case of the poor,
    but the wicked does not understand knowledge.

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  1. Proverbs 29:6 Hebrew “he will rejoice”

In the transgression of the evil there is a snare,
    but the righteous sing and rejoice.
The righteous know the rights of the poor;
    the wicked have no such understanding.(A)

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10 Men of blood hate the blameless,
    and they seek the life of the upright.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 29:10 Or “soul,” or “inner self”

10 The bloodthirsty hate the blameless,
    and they seek the life of the upright.(A)

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16 With the increase of the wicked, transgression will increase,
    but the righteous will look on his downfall.

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16 When the wicked are in authority, transgression increases,
    but the righteous will look upon their downfall.(A)

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27 A man of injustice is an abomination to the righteous,
    but the upright[a] is an abomination to the wicked.

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  1. Proverbs 29:27 Literally “upright of way”

27 The unjust are an abomination to the righteous,
    but the upright are an abomination to the wicked.

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