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 unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.(A)

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The righteousness of the upright rescues them,
but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.(A)

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The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
    but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.(A)

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18 The wicked are a ransom for the righteous,
and the treacherous, for[a] the upright.(A)

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18 The wicked become a ransom(A) for the righteous,
    and the unfaithful for the upright.

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12 The Lord’s eyes keep watch over knowledge,
but he overthrows the words of the treacherous.

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12 The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge,
    but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.

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