Proverbs 1:10
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10 My son, if sinners entice you,
(A)Do not consent.
Proverbs 4:23-27
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23 Keep your heart with all diligence,
For out of it spring the issues of (A)life.
24 Put away from you a [a]deceitful mouth,
And put perverse lips far from you.
25 Let your eyes look straight ahead,
And your eyelids look right before you.
26 Ponder the path of your (B)feet,
And let all your ways be established.
27 Do not turn to the right or the left;
Remove your foot from evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:24 devious
Proverbs 10:9
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9 (A)He who walks with integrity walks securely,
But he who perverts his ways will become known.
Proverbs 11:5-6
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5 The righteousness of the blameless will [a]direct his way aright,
But the wicked will fall by his own (A)wickedness.
6 The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
But the unfaithful will be caught by their lust.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:5 Or make smooth or straight
Proverbs 14:12
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Proverbs 14:16
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16 (A)A wise man fears and departs from evil,
But a fool rages and is self-confident.
Proverbs 14:22
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22 Do they not go astray who devise evil?
But mercy and truth belong to those who devise good.
Proverbs 15:3
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3 (A)The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
Keeping watch on the evil and the good.
Proverbs 16:6
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6 (A)In mercy and truth
Atonement is provided for iniquity;
And (B)by the fear of the Lord one departs from evil.
Proverbs 16:17
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17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil;
He who keeps his way preserves his soul.
Proverbs 19:21
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21 There are many plans in a man’s heart,
(A)Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand.
Proverbs 21:15
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15 It is a joy for the just to do justice,
But destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.
Proverbs 28:26
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26 He who (A)trusts in his own heart is a fool,
But whoever walks wisely will be delivered.
Proverbs 29:6
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6 By transgression an evil man is snared,
But the righteous sings and rejoices.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.