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22 If you plan to do evil, you will be lost;
    if you plan to do good, you will receive unfailing love and faithfulness.

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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 Godliness makes a nation great,
    but sin is a disgrace to any people.

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

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There is treasure in the house of the godly,
    but the earnings of the wicked bring 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 Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked,
    but he delights in the prayers of the upright.

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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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The Lord detests the way of the wicked,
    but he loves those who pursue godliness.

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

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

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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 path of the virtuous leads away from evil;
    whoever follows that path is safe.

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

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The godly walk with integrity;
    blessed are their children who follow them.

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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 sweeps them away,
    because they refuse to do what is just.

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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 Evil people desire evil;
    their neighbors get no mercy from them.

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

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18 The wicked are punished in place of the godly,
    and traitors in place of the honest.

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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 an evil person is detestable,
    especially when it is offered with wrong motives.

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

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