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21 For (A)the upright will dwell in the land
And (B)the blameless will remain in it;

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21 For the upright will inhabit the land,
and those of integrity will remain in it;(A)

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He (A)who walks in integrity walks securely,
But (B)he who makes his ways crooked will be found out.

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The one who lives with integrity lives securely,(A)
but whoever perverts his ways will be found out.(B)

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He who (A)walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh,
But he who is (B)devious in his ways despises Him.

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Whoever lives with integrity fears the Lord,(A)
but the one who is devious in his ways despises Him.(B)

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The Counsel of Yahweh Will Stand

19 (A)Better is a poor man who (B)walks in his integrity
Than he who is crooked in lips and is a fool.

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19 Better a poor man who lives with integrity(A)
than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.

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A righteous man who (A)walks in his integrity—
(B)How blessed are his sons after him.

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The one who lives with integrity is righteous;(A)
his children[a] who come after him will be happy.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:7 Lit sons

18 He who walks blamelessly will be saved,
But he who is (A)crooked—[a]double dealing—will fall all at once.

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  1. Proverbs 28:18 Lit two ways

18 The one who lives with integrity will be helped,
but one who distorts right and wrong[a]
will suddenly fall.(A)

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  1. Proverbs 28:18 Lit who is twisted regarding two ways