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21 For those who are upright will dwell in the land,[a]
    and those who are blameless[b] will remain in it.

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  1. Proverbs 2:21 Or “earth”
  2. Proverbs 2:21 Or “innocent”

21 For the upright will live in the land,(A)
    and the blameless will remain in it;

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Whoever walks in integrity[a] will walk securely,
    but whoever follows perversity, his ways will be made known.

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  1. Proverbs 10:9 Hebrew “in the integrity”

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

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He who walks in uprightness fears Yahweh,
    but he who is devious in his ways displeases him.

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Whoever fears the Lord walks uprightly,
    but those who despise him are devious in their ways.

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19 Better a poor person walking in integrity
    than one who is perverse in his speech[a] and is a fool.

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  1. Proverbs 19:1 Literally “in his lips”

19 Better the poor whose walk is blameless
    than a fool whose lips are perverse.(A)

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He who walks in his integrity is righteous;
    happy are his children who follow him.

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The righteous lead blameless lives;(A)
    blessed are their children after them.(B)

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18 He who walks in integrity will be safe,
    but he who takes crooked paths will fall in one.

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18 The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe,(A)
    but the one whose ways are perverse will fall(B) into the pit.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 28:18 Syriac (see Septuagint); Hebrew into one