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31 Do not envy a violent person.
Do not choose any of his ways,
32 because a crooked person is an abomination[a] to the Lord,
but God’s friendly guidance leads[b] the upright.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:32 Or is disgusting or is repulsive
  2. Proverbs 3:32 Or intimate counsel guides

The violence of the wicked will drag them away,
because they refuse to do what is just.

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29 A wicked person puts on a bold front,
but an upright person gives thought to[a] his way.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:29 The translation follows an alternate Hebrew reading. The main Hebrew reading is establishes.