(A)Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,
    but he who makes his ways crooked (B)will be found out.

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Those who walk in innocence walk with confidence,
    but those on crooked paths will be found out.

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(A)The integrity of the upright guides them,
    (B)but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

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Integrity guides the virtuous,
    but dishonesty ruins the treacherous.

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(A)Righteousness guards him whose (B)way is blameless,
    but sin overthrows the wicked.

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Righteousness guards the innocent on the path,
    but wickedness misleads sinners.

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26 (A)The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord,
    but (B)gracious words are pure.

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26 The Lord detests evil plans,
    but gracious words are pure.

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The way of the guilty (A)is crooked,
    but the conduct of the pure is upright.

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The ways of some people are twisted and strange,
    but the behavior of those who do right is pure.

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Whoever (A)plans to do evil
    will be called a schemer.
(B)The devising[a] of folly is sin,
    and (C)the scoffer is an abomination to mankind.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 24:9 Or scheming

Those who plot evil
    will be called master schemers.
The scheming of fools is sin;
    people detest mockers.

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18 (A)Whoever (B)walks in integrity will be delivered,
    but he who is crooked in his ways will suddenly fall.

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18 Those who walk in innocence will be saved,
    but those who go on twisted paths will fall into the grave.

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10 Bloodthirsty men (A)hate one who is blameless
    and seek the life of the upright.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:10 Or but the upright seek his soul

10 Murderous people hate the innocent,
    and they seek the lives of the virtuous.

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