Proverbs 21:4
GOD’S WORD Translation
4 A conceited look and an arrogant attitude,
which are the lamps of wicked people, are sins.
Proverbs 21:7
GOD’S WORD Translation
7 The violence of wicked people will drag them away
since they refuse to do what is just.
Proverbs 21:10
GOD’S WORD Translation
10 The mind of a wicked person desires evil
and has no consideration for his neighbor.
Proverbs 21:12
GOD’S WORD Translation
12 A righteous person wisely considers the house of a wicked person.
He throws wicked people into disasters.
Proverbs 21:18
GOD’S WORD Translation
18 Wicked people become a ransom for righteous people,
and treacherous people will take the place of decent people.
Proverbs 21:27
GOD’S WORD Translation
27 The sacrifice of wicked people is disgusting,
especially if they bring it with evil intent.
Proverbs 21:29
GOD’S WORD Translation
29 A wicked person puts up a bold front,
but a decent person’s way of life is his own security.
Proverbs 24:15
GOD’S WORD Translation
15 You wicked one,
do not lie in ambush at the home of a righteous person.
Do not rob his house.
Proverbs 24:16
GOD’S WORD Translation
16 A righteous person may fall seven times, but he gets up again.
However, in a disaster wicked people fall.
Proverbs 24:19-20
GOD’S WORD Translation
19 Do not get overly upset with evildoers.
Do not envy wicked people,
20 because an evil person has no future,
and the lamps of wicked people will be snuffed out.
Proverbs 25:4-5
GOD’S WORD Translation
4 Take the impurities out of silver,
and a vessel is ready for the silversmith to mold.
5 Take a wicked person away from the presence of a king,
and justice will make his throne secure.
Proverbs 28:1
GOD’S WORD Translation
28 A wicked person flees when no one is chasing him,
but righteous people are as bold as lions.
Proverbs 28:4
GOD’S WORD Translation
4 Those who abandon ⌞God’s⌟ teachings praise wicked people,
but those who follow ⌞God’s⌟ teachings oppose wicked people.
Proverbs 28:12
GOD’S WORD Translation
12 When righteous people triumph, there is great glory,
but when wicked people rise, people hide themselves.
Proverbs 28:28
GOD’S WORD Translation
28 When wicked people rise, people hide.
When they die, righteous people increase.
Proverbs 29:2
GOD’S WORD Translation
2 When righteous people increase, the people ⌞of God⌟ rejoice,
but when a wicked person rules, everybody groans.
Proverbs 29:7
GOD’S WORD Translation
7 A righteous person knows the just cause of the poor.
A wicked person does not understand this.
Proverbs 29:16
GOD’S WORD Translation
16 When wicked people increase, crime increases,
but righteous people will witness their downfall.
Proverbs 29:27
GOD’S WORD Translation
27 An unjust person is disgusting to righteous people.
A decent person is disgusting to wicked people.
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