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Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,
    but whoever follows perverse ways will be found out.(A)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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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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

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

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

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