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In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare,
    but the righteous sing and rejoice.

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

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

10 The bloodthirsty hate the upright,
    but the just seek 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 unjust man is an abomination to the just,
    and he who is 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”