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21 For the upright will abide in the land,
    and the innocent will remain in it,(A)

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21 For the upright will inhabit the land,
and those of integrity will remain in it;(A)

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32 for the perverse are an abomination to the Lord,
    but the upright are in his confidence.(A)

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32 for the devious are detestable to the Lord,
but he is a friend[a] to the upright.(A)

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  1. 3:32 Or confidential counsel

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

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The integrity of the upright guides them,(A)
but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.(B)

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The righteousness of the upright saves them,
    but the treacherous are taken captive by their schemes.(A)

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The righteousness of the upright rescues them,
but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.(A)

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11 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
    but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.(A)

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11 A city is built up by the blessing of the upright,(A)
but it is torn down by the mouth of the wicked.(B)

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Fools mock at the guilt offering,[a]
    but the upright enjoy God’s favor.

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  1. 14.9 Meaning of Heb uncertain

Fools mock at making reparation,[a]
but there is goodwill among the upright.

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  1. 14:9 Or at guilt offerings

11 The house of the wicked is destroyed,
    but the tent of the upright flourishes.(A)

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

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The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
    but the prayer of the upright is his delight.(A)

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The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the Lord,(A)
but the prayer of the upright is his delight.(B)

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19 The way of the lazy is overgrown with thorns,
    but the path of the upright is a level highway.(A)

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19 A slacker’s way is like a thorny hedge,
but the path of the upright is a highway.(A)

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17 The highway of the upright avoids evil;
    those who guard their way preserve their lives.

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17 The highway of the upright(A) avoids evil;
the one who guards his way protects his life.(B)

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18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous
    and the faithless for the upright.(A)

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18 The wicked are a ransom for the righteous,
and the treacherous, for[a] the upright.(A)

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  1. 21:18 Or in place of

29 The wicked put on a bold face,
    but the upright give thought to[a] their ways.(A)

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  1. 21.29 Or establish

29 A wicked person puts on a bold face,(A)
but the upright one considers his way.

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