22 but the wicked will be cut off from the land,(A)
and the treacherous uprooted from it.(B)

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22 But the wicked will be cut off from the land,
    and the treacherous will be ripped up.

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14 Don’t set foot on the path of the wicked;(A)
don’t proceed in the way of evil ones.

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14 Don’t go on the way of the wicked;
    don’t walk on the path of evil people.

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19 But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom;(A)
they don’t know what makes them stumble.(B)

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19 The path of the wicked is like deep darkness;
    they don’t know where they will stumble.

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22 A wicked man’s iniquities entrap him;(A)
he is entangled in the ropes of his own sin.(B)

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22 The wicked will be caught by their own evil acts,
    grabbed by the ropes of their own sin.

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The Malicious Man

12 A worthless person,(A) a wicked man
goes around speaking dishonestly,(B)

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12 Worthless people and guilty people
    go around with crooked talk.

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Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(A)

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Blessings cover the head of the righteous,
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

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11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,(A)
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(B)

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11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

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16 The labor of the righteous leads to life;
the activity of the wicked leads to sin.(A)

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16 The wages of the righteous lead to life;
    the earnings of the wicked lead to sin.

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20 The tongue of the righteous is pure silver;
the heart of the wicked is of little value.(A)

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20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,
    but the heart of the wicked lacks value.

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24 What the wicked dreads will come to him,(A)
but what the righteous desire will be given to them.(B)

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24 What the wicked dread will come on them,
    but what the righteous desire will be given to them.

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25 When the whirlwind passes,
the wicked are no more,(A)
but the righteous are secure forever.(B)

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25 After a whirlwind passes by, the wicked are no more,
    but the righteous stand firm forever.

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27 The fear of the Lord prolongs life,[a](A)
but the years of the wicked are cut short.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:27 Lit Lord adds to days

27 The fear of the Lord increases one’s life,
    but the years of the wicked will be cut short.

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