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21 For the upright shall dwell in the [a]land,
And the perfect shall remain in it.

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  1. Proverbs 2:21 Or, earth

21 For those who are upright will dwell in the land,[a]
    and those who are blameless[b] will remain in it.

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  1. Proverbs 2:21 Or “earth”
  2. Proverbs 2:21 Or “innocent”

He that walketh uprightly walketh surely;
But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

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Whoever walks in integrity[a] will walk securely,
    but whoever follows perversity, his ways will be made known.

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  1. Proverbs 10:9 Hebrew “in the integrity”

He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah;
But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

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He who walks in uprightness fears Yahweh,
    but he who is devious in his ways displeases him.

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19 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity
Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

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19 Better a poor person walking in integrity
    than one who is perverse in his speech[a] and is a fool.

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  1. Proverbs 19:1 Literally “in his lips”

A righteous man that walketh in his integrity,
Blessed are his children after him.

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He who walks in his integrity is righteous;
    happy are his children who follow him.

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18 Whoso walketh uprightly shall be delivered;
But [a]he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

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  1. Proverbs 28:18 Or, he that walketh perversely in two ways

18 He who walks in integrity will be safe,
    but he who takes crooked paths will fall in one.

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