10 My son, if sinful men entice(A) you,
    do not give in(B) to them.(C)

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Avoid Evil Counsel

10 My son, if sinners entice you,
    do not consent.

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23 Above all else, guard(A) your heart,
    for everything you do flows from it.(B)
24 Keep your mouth free of perversity;
    keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
25 Let your eyes(C) look straight ahead;
    fix your gaze directly before you.
26 Give careful thought to the[a] paths for your feet(D)
    and be steadfast in all your ways.
27 Do not turn to the right or the left;(E)
    keep your foot from evil.

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  1. Proverbs 4:26 Or Make level

23 Above everything else[a] guard your heart,
    because from it flow the springs of life.
24 Never talk deceptively
    and don’t keep company with people whose speech is corrupt.[b]

25 Let your eyes look directly ahead;
    fix your gaze straight in front of you.
26 Carefully measure[c] the paths for your feet,
    and all your ways will be established.
27 Do not turn to the right or to the left;
    turn your foot away from evil.

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  1. Proverbs 4:23 Lit. Above all watching
  2. Proverbs 4:24 Lit. keep corrupt lips far from you
  3. Proverbs 4:26 Lit. Weigh

Whoever walks in integrity(A) walks securely,(B)
    but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.(C)

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Whoever walks in integrity lives prudently,[a]
    but whoever perverts his way of life will be exposed.

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  1. Proverbs 10:9 Lit. lives in safety

The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight,(A)
    but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.(B)

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

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The righteousness of the innocent creates a level path,
    but the wicked fall by their wickedness.
The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
    but the treacherous are trapped by their evil desires.

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12 There is a way that appears to be right,(A)
    but in the end it leads to death.(B)

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12 There is a pathway that seems right to a man,
    but in the end it’s a road to death.

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16 The wise fear the Lord and shun evil,(A)
    but a fool(B) is hotheaded and yet feels secure.

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16 The wise person fears and turns away from evil,
    but a fool is reckless and overconfident.

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22 Do not those who plot evil go astray?(A)
    But those who plan what is good find[a] love and faithfulness.

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  1. Proverbs 14:22 Or show

22 Won’t those who plot evil go astray?
    But gracious love and truth are for those who plan what is good.

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The eyes(A) of the Lord are everywhere,(B)
    keeping watch on the wicked and the good.(C)

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The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
    observing both the evil and the good.

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Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for;
    through the fear of the Lord(A) evil is avoided.(B)

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Iniquity is atoned for by gracious love and truth,
    and through fear of the Lord people[a] turn from evil.

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  1. Proverbs 16:6 The Heb. lacks people

17 The highway of the upright avoids evil;
    those who guard their ways preserve their lives.(A)

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17 The road of the upright circumvents evil,
    and whoever watches how he lives[a] preserves his life.

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  1. Proverbs 16:17 Lit. watches his path

21 Many are the plans in a person’s heart,
    but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.(A)

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21 Many plans occupy the mind[a] of a man,
    but the Lord’s purposes will prevail.[b]

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  1. Proverbs 19:21 Lit. heart
  2. Proverbs 19:21 Or will be established

15 When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous
    but terror to evildoers.(A)

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15 Administering justice brings joy to the righteous,
    but terror to those who practice iniquity.

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