Proverbs 1:10
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10 My son, if sinners entice you,
do not consent.
Proverbs 4:23-27
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23 Keep your heart with all vigilance;
for from it flow the springs of life.
24 Put away from you crooked speech,
and put devious talk far from you.
25 Let your eyes look directly forward,
and your gaze be straight before you.
26 Take heed to[a] the path of your feet,
then all your ways will be sure.
27 Do not swerve to the right or to the left;
turn your foot away from evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:26 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
Proverbs 10:9
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9 He who walks in integrity walks securely,
but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
Proverbs 11:5-6
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5 The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight,
but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.
6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust.
Proverbs 14:12
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12 There is a way which seems right to a man,
but its end is the way to death.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:12 Heb ways of death
Proverbs 14:16
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16 A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil,
but a fool throws off restraint and is careless.
Proverbs 14:22
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22 Do they not err that devise evil?
Those who devise good meet loyalty and faithfulness.
Proverbs 15:3
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3 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 By loyalty and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
and by the fear of the Lord a man avoids evil.
Proverbs 16:17
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17 The highway of the upright turns aside from evil;
he who guards his way preserves his life.
Proverbs 19:21
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21 Many are the plans in the mind of a man,
but it is the purpose of the Lord that will be established.
Proverbs 21:15
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15 When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous,
but dismay to evildoers.
Proverbs 28:26
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26 He who trusts in his own mind is a fool;
but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.
Proverbs 29:6
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6 An evil man is ensnared in his transgression,
but a righteous man sings and rejoices.
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