Proverbs 2:21
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Proverbs 2:21
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21 For the upright shall dwell in the [a]land,
And the perfect shall remain in it.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 2:21 Or, earth
Proverbs 3:32
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- Proverbs 3:32 Lit His private counsel is
Proverbs 3:32
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32 For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah;
But his [a]friendship is with the upright.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:32 Or, counsel
Proverbs 11:3
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3 The (A)integrity of the upright will guide them,
But the (B)perversity of the treacherous will destroy them.
Proverbs 11:3
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3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them;
But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
Proverbs 11:6
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6 The righteousness of the upright will rescue them,
But the treacherous will (A)be caught by their own greed.
Proverbs 11:6
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6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them;
But the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.
Proverbs 11:11
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11 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
But by the mouth of the wicked, it is torn down.
Proverbs 11:11
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11 By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted;
But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 14:9
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:9 Lit guilt
- Proverbs 14:9 Or the favor of God
Proverbs 14:9
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:9 Or, Fools make a mock at sin
- Proverbs 14:9 Or, the favor of God
Proverbs 14:11
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11 The (A)house of the wicked will be destroyed,
But the tent of the upright will flourish.
Proverbs 14:11
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11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown;
But the tent of the upright shall flourish.
Proverbs 15:8
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8 The (A)sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But (B)the prayer of the upright is His delight.
Proverbs 15:8
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8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah;
But the prayer of the upright is his delight.
Proverbs 15:19
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19 The way of the [a]lazy one is like a hedge of thorns,
But the path of the upright is a highway.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:19 Lit idle
Proverbs 15:19
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19 The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns;
But the path of the upright is made a highway.
Proverbs 16:17
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17 The (A)highway of the upright is to turn away from evil;
One who watches his way protects his [a]life.
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- Proverbs 16:17 Lit soul
Proverbs 16:17
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17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil:
He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
Proverbs 21:18
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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.
Proverbs 21:18
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18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous;
And the treacherous cometh in the stead of the upright.
Proverbs 21:29
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:29 Lit makes firm with his face
Proverbs 21:29
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29 A wicked man hardeneth his face;
But as for the upright, [a]he establisheth his ways.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:29 Another reading is, he considereth his way.
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