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28 A corrupt witness mocks justice,
    and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.

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28 A worthless witness mocks justice,
and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.(A)

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A high look and a proud heart,
    the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

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The lamp[a] that guides the wicked—
haughty eyes and an arrogant heart(A)—is sin.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:4 Some Hb mss, ancient versions read tillage

The violence of the wicked will drive them away,
    because they refuse to do what is right.

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The violence of the wicked sweeps them away
because they refuse to act justly.

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10 The soul of the wicked desires evil;
    his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.

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10 A wicked person desires evil;
he has no consideration[a] for his neighbor.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:10 Or favor

12 The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked,
    and brings the wicked to ruin.

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12 The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked;
He brings the wicked to ruin.

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18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous,
    the treacherous for the upright.

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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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  1. Proverbs 21:18 Or in place of

27 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination—
    how much more, when he brings it with a wicked mind!

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27 The sacrifice of a wicked person is detestable—
how much more so
when he brings it with ulterior motives!(A)

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29 A wicked man hardens his face;
    but as for the upright, he establishes his ways.

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29 A wicked man puts on a bold face,(A)
but the upright man considers his way.

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15 Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous.
    Don’t destroy his resting place;

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15 Wicked man, don’t set an ambush,
at the camp of the righteous man;(A)
don’t destroy his dwelling.

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16 for a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again;
    but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

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16 Though a righteous man falls seven times,
he will get up,(A)
but the wicked will stumble into ruin.(B)

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19 Don’t fret yourself because of evildoers,
    neither be envious of the wicked;
20 for there will be no reward to the evil man.
    The lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.

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19 Don’t be agitated by evildoers,
and don’t envy the wicked.(A)
20 For the evil have no future;(B)
the lamp of the wicked will be put out.(C)

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Take away the dross from the silver,
    and material comes out for the refiner;
Take away the wicked from the king’s presence,
    and his throne will be established in righteousness.

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Remove impurities from silver,(A)
and a vessel will be produced[a] for a silversmith.(B)
Remove the wicked from the king’s presence,(C)
and his throne will be established in righteousness.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:4 Lit will come out; Ex 32:24