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By transgression an evil man is (A)ensnared,
But the righteous (B)sings with joy and is glad.

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In transgression, an evil man is a snare,
    but the righteous will sing and rejoice.[a]

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Footnotes

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

10 Men of (A)bloodshed hate the blameless,
But the upright seek the well-being of his soul.

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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”

27 An (A)unjust man is an abomination to the righteous,
And he who is (B)upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

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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”