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22 But the wicked will be removed from the land,
    and the treacherous will be uprooted.

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22 But (A)the wicked will be cut off from the land
And (B)the treacherous will be (C)torn away from it.

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14 Don’t do as the wicked do,
    and don’t follow the path of evildoers.

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14 (A)Do not enter the path of wicked men
And do not step into the way of evil men.

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19 But the way of the wicked is like total darkness.
    They have no idea what they are stumbling over.

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19 The (A)way of the wicked is like thick darkness;
They do not know over what they [a](B)stumble.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 4:19 Or may stumble

22 An evil man is held captive by his own sins;
    they are ropes that catch and hold him.

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22 His (A)own iniquities will capture him who is the wicked one,
And with the cords of his sin he will be held fast.

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12 What are worthless and wicked people like?
    They are constant liars,

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12 A (A)vile person, a wicked man,
Is the one who walks with a (B)perverse mouth,

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The godly are showered with blessings;
    the words of the wicked conceal violent intentions.

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(A)Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
But (B)the mouth of the wicked covers up violence.

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11 The words of the godly are a life-giving fountain;
    the words of the wicked conceal violent intentions.

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11 The (A)mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
But (B)the mouth of the wicked covers up violence.

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16 The earnings of the godly enhance their lives,
    but evil people squander their money on sin.

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16 The [a](A)wages of the righteous is life,
The income of the wicked, punishment.

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  1. Proverbs 10:16 Or work

20 The words of the godly are like sterling silver;
    the heart of a fool is worthless.

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20 The tongue of the righteous is as (A)choice silver,
The heart of the wicked is worth little.

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24 The fears of the wicked will be fulfilled;
    the hopes of the godly will be granted.

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24 What (A)the wicked dreads will come upon him,
But the (B)desire of the righteous will be granted.

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25 When the storms of life come, the wicked are whirled away,
    but the godly have a lasting foundation.

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25 When the (A)whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more,
But the (B)righteous has an everlasting foundation.

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27 Fear of the Lord lengthens one’s life,
    but the years of the wicked are cut short.

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27 The (A)fear of Yahweh prolongs [a]life,
But the (B)years of the wicked will be shortened.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:27 Lit days