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Those who walk blamelessly and do what is right
    and speak the truth from their heart;(A)

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The one whose walk is blameless,(A)
    who does what is righteous,
    who speaks the truth(B) from their heart;

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18 One who walks in integrity will be safe,
    but whoever follows crooked ways will fall into the Pit.[a](A)

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  1. 28.18 Syr: Heb fall all at once

18 The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe,(A)
    but the one whose ways are perverse will fall(B) into the pit.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 28:18 Syriac (see Septuagint); Hebrew into one

Rules for the New Life

25 So then, putting away falsehood, let each of you speak the truth with your neighbor, for we are members of one another.(A)

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25 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully(A) to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body.(B)

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Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have stripped off the old self with its practices

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Do not lie to each other,(A) since you have taken off your old self(B) with its practices

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12 Which of you desires life
    and covets many days to enjoy good?(A)
13 Keep your tongue from evil
    and your lips from speaking deceit.(B)

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12 Whoever of you loves life(A)
    and desires to see many good days,
13 keep your tongue(B) from evil
    and your lips from telling lies.(C)

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he stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
    he is a shield to those who walk blamelessly,(A)
guarding the paths of justice
    and preserving the way of his faithful ones.(B)

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He holds success in store for the upright,
    he is a shield(A) to those whose walk is blameless,(B)
for he guards the course of the just
    and protects the way of his faithful ones.(C)

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Little children,[a] let no one deceive you. Everyone who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.

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  1. 3.7 Other ancient authorities read Children

Dear children,(A) do not let anyone lead you astray.(B) The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.(C)

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whoever says, “I abide in him,” ought to walk in the same way as he walked.(A)

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Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.(A)

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10 For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we may walk in them.(A)

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10 For we are God’s handiwork,(A) created(B) in Christ Jesus to do good works,(C) which God prepared in advance for us to do.

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35 but in every people anyone who fears him and practices righteousness[a] is acceptable to him.(A)

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  1. 10.35 Or acts justly

35 but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right.(A)

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16 These are the things that you shall do: speak the truth to one another, render in your gates judgments that are true and make for peace,(A) 17 do not devise evil in your hearts against one another, and love no false oath, for all these are things that I hate, says the Lord.”(B)

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16 These are the things you are to do: Speak the truth(A) to each other, and render true and sound judgment(B) in your courts;(C) 17 do not plot evil(D) against each other, and do not love to swear falsely.(E) I hate all this,” declares the Lord.

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Should this be said, O house of Jacob?
    Is the Lord’s patience exhausted?
    Are these his doings?
Do not my words do good
    to one who walks uprightly?

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You descendants of Jacob, should it be said,
    “Does the Lord become[a] impatient?
    Does he do such things?”

“Do not my words do good(A)
    to the one whose ways are upright?(B)

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  1. Micah 2:7 Or Is the Spirit of the Lord

Those who have clean hands and pure hearts,
    who do not lift up their souls to what is false
    and do not swear deceitfully.(A)

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The one who has clean hands(A) and a pure heart,(B)
    who does not trust in an idol(C)
    or swear by a false god.[a]

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  1. Psalm 24:4 Or swear falsely