The one who lives with integrity lives securely,(A)
but whoever perverts his ways will be found out.(B)

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Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,
    but whoever follows perverse ways will be found out.(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 integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.(A)

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Righteousness guards people of integrity,[a]
but wickedness undermines the sinner.(A)

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  1. 13:6 Lit guards integrity of way

Righteousness guards one whose way is upright,
    but sin overthrows the wicked.(A)

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26 The Lord detests the plans of the one who is evil,
but pleasant words are pure.(A)

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26 Evil plans are an abomination to the Lord,
    but gracious words are pure.(A)

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A guilty one’s conduct is crooked,(A)
but the behavior of the innocent is upright.(B)

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The way of the guilty is crooked,
    but the conduct of the pure is right.

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The one who plots evil(A)
will be called a schemer.
A foolish scheme is sin,
and a mocker is detestable to people.

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Whoever plans to do evil
    will be called a mischief-maker.(A)
The devising of folly is sin,
    and the scoffer is an abomination to all.

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18 The one who lives with integrity will be helped,
but one who distorts right and wrong[a]
will suddenly fall.(A)

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  1. 28:18 Lit who is twisted regarding two ways

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

10 Bloodthirsty men hate an honest person,(A)
but the upright care about him.[a]

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  1. 29:10 Or person, and seek the life of the upright

10 The bloodthirsty hate the blameless,
    and they seek the life of the upright.(A)

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