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21 For the upright will dwell in the land.
    The perfect will remain in it.

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21 For the upright will live in the land,
    and people of integrity will remain in it.

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He who walks blamelessly walks surely,
    but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

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Whoever walks in integrity lives prudently,[a]
    but whoever perverts his way of life will be exposed.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:9 Lit. lives in safety

He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh,
    but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.

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Someone whose conduct is upright fears the Lord,
    but whoever is devious in his ways despises him.

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19 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
    than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

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The Priorities of Life Contrasted

19 A poor man who walks blamelessly is better
than a fool who speaks perversely.

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A righteous man walks in integrity.
    Blessed are his children after him.

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The righteous person lives a life of integrity;
    happy are his children who follow him!

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18 Whoever walks blamelessly is kept safe;
    but one with perverse ways will fall suddenly.

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18 Whoever lives blamelessly will be delivered,
    but whoever is perverted will fall without warning.

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