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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 Those who have integrity will dwell in the land;
    the innocent will remain in it.

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32 For the (A)devious one is an abomination to Yahweh;
But His (B)secret council is with the upright.

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32 Devious people are detestable to the Lord,
    but the virtuous are his close friends.

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The (A)integrity of the upright will lead them,
But the (B)crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.

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Integrity guides the virtuous,
    but dishonesty ruins the treacherous.

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The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
But the treacherous will (A)be captured by their own desire.

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Those who do right are saved by their righteousness,
    but the untrustworthy are caught by their own desires.

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11 By the blessing of the upright a city is raised up,
But by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.

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11 A city is honored by the blessing of the virtuous;
    it is destroyed by the words of the wicked.

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Ignorant fools scoff at guilt,
But (A)among the upright there is favor.

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Fools mock a compensation offering,
    but favor is with those who do right.

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11 The (A)house of the wicked will be destroyed,
But the tent of the upright will flourish.

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11 The house of the wicked is destroyed,
    but the tent flourishes for those who do right.

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The (A)sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh,
But (B)the prayer of the upright is His delight.

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The Lord detests the sacrifices of the wicked,
    but favors the prayers of those who do right.

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19 The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns,
But the path of the upright is a highway.

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19 The path of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns,
    but the way of those who do right is a clear road.

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17 The (A)highway of the upright is to turn away from evil;
He who guards his way keeps his [a]soul.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:17 Or life

17 The road of those who do right turns away from evil;
    those who protect their path guard their lives.

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18 The wicked is a (A)ransom for the righteous,
And the (B)treacherous is in the place of the upright.

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18 The wicked are a ransom for the righteous;
    the treacherous will be punished[a] in the place of the virtuous.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:18 Heb lacks will be punished.

29 A wicked man [a](A)displays a brazen face,
But as for the (B)upright, he establishes his way.

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  1. Proverbs 21:29 Lit makes firm with his face

29 The wicked person appears brash,
    but the virtuous think about the path ahead.

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