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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 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”

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 for he who is perverse is an abomination of Yahweh,
    but those who are upright are his confidence.

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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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The integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

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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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The righteousness of the upright will save them,
    but by a scheme the treacherous will be taken captive.

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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 By the blessing of the upright, a city will be exalted,
    but by the mouth of the wicked, it will be overthrown.

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

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Fools mock[a] the guilt offering,
    but among the upright, it is favorable.

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  1. Proverbs 14:9 Hebrew “he mocks”

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 will be destroyed,
    but the tent of the upright will flourish.

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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 sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination of Yahweh,
    but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

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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 way of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns,[a]
    but the path of the upright is a highway.

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  1. Proverbs 15:19 Hebrew “thorn”

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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  1. Proverbs 16:17 Or life

17 The highway of the upright, it turns from evil,
    he who guards himself[a] keeps his way.

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  1. Proverbs 16:17 Or “soul,” or “inner self”

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 A ransom for the righteous is the wicked,
    and the faithless instead of the upright.

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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 A wicked man is strong in his countenance,[a]
    but the upright will appoint his paths.

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  1. Proverbs 21:29 Literally “his face”