21 For the upright will live in the land,(A)
    and the blameless will remain in it;

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

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32 For the Lord detests the perverse(A)
    but takes the upright into his confidence.(B)

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32 For the (A)devious are an abomination to the Lord;
But [a]He is (B)intimate with the upright.

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  1. Proverbs 3:32 Lit His private counsel is

The integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.(A)

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

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The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
    but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.(A)

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The righteousness of the upright will rescue them,
But the treacherous will (A)be caught by their own greed.

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11 Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,(A)
    but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.(B)

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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.

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Fools mock at making amends for sin,
    but goodwill is found among the upright.

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Fools mock at [a]sin,
But (A)among the upright there is [b]goodwill.

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  1. Proverbs 14:9 Lit guilt
  2. Proverbs 14:9 Or the favor of God

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

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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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The Lord detests the sacrifice(A) of the wicked,(B)
    but the prayer of the upright pleases him.(C)

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

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19 The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,(A)
    but the path of the upright is a highway.

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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.

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  1. Proverbs 15:19 Lit idle

17 The highway of the upright avoids evil;
    those who guard their ways preserve their lives.(A)

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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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  1. Proverbs 16:17 Lit soul

18 The wicked become a ransom(A) for the righteous,
    and the unfaithful for the upright.

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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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29 The wicked put up a bold front,
    but the upright give thought to their ways.(A)

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29 A wicked person [a](A)displays a bold face,
But as for the (B)upright, he makes his way sure.

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