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In transgression, an evil man is a snare,
    but the righteous will sing and rejoice.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 29:6 Hebrew “he will rejoice”

An evil man is snared by his sin,
    but the righteous can sing and be glad.

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10 Men of blood hate the blameless,
    and they seek the life of the upright.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 29:10 Or “soul,” or “inner self”

10 The bloodthirsty hate a man of integrity;
    and they seek the life of the upright.

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27 A man of injustice is an abomination to the righteous,
    but the upright[a] is an abomination to the wicked.

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  1. Proverbs 29:27 Literally “upright of way”

27 A dishonest man detests the righteous,
    and the upright in their ways detest the wicked.

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