Evildoers are snared by their own sin,(A)
    but the righteous shout for joy and are glad.

The righteous care about justice for the poor,(B)
    but the wicked have no such concern.

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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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Footnotes

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

10 The bloodthirsty hate a person of integrity
    and seek to kill the upright.(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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Footnotes

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

16 When the wicked thrive, so does sin,
    but the righteous will see their downfall.(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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27 The righteous detest the dishonest;
    the wicked detest the upright.(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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Footnotes

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