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22 Have they not erred, those who plan evil?
    But loyalty and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.

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22 Don’t those who plan evil go astray?
    Those who plan good receive loyalty and faithfulness.

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34 Righteousness will exalt a nation,
    but sin is a reproach to a people.

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34 Righteousness dignifies a nation,
    but sin disgraces a people.

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In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,
    but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

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Great treasure is in the house of the righteous,
    but the gain of the wicked brings trouble.

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The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination of Yahweh,
    but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

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The Lord detests the sacrifices of the wicked,
    but favors the prayers of those who do right.

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An abomination of Yahweh is the way of the wicked,
    but he who pursues righteousness he will love.

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The Lord detests the path of the wicked,
    but loves those who pursue righteousness.

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29 Yahweh is far from the wicked,
    but the prayers of the righteous he will hear.

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29 The Lord is far from the wicked,
    but he listens to the prayers of the righteous.

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17 The highway of the upright, it turns from evil,
    he who guards himself[a] keeps his way.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:17 Or “soul,” or “inner self”

17 The road of those who do right turns away from evil;
    those who protect their path guard their lives.

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He who walks in his integrity is righteous;
    happy are his children who follow him.

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The righteous live with integrity;
    happy are their children who come after them.

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The violence of the wicked will sweep them away,
    for they refuse to do justice.

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The violence of the wicked will sweep them away,
    for they refuse to act with justice.

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10 The soul[a] of the wicked desires evil;
    his neighbor will not find mercy in his eyes.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:10 Or “soul, life, throat”

10 Wicked people desire evil;
    their neighbors receive no mercy from them.

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18 A ransom for the righteous is the wicked,
    and the faithless instead of the upright.

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18 The wicked are a ransom for the righteous;
    the treacherous will be punished[a] in the place of the virtuous.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:18 Heb lacks will be punished.

27 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination;
    how much more when he brings it in divisiveness!

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27 The Lord detests the sacrifices of the wicked,
    especially when brought with devious motives.

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