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

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21 For the upright will inhabit the land,
and those of integrity will remain in it;(A)

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32 For the Lord detests the perverse(A)
    but takes the upright into his confidence.(B)

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32 for the devious are detestable to the Lord,
but He is a friend[a] to the upright.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:32 Or confidential counsel

The integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.(A)

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The integrity of the upright guides them,(A)
but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.(B)

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The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
    but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.(A)

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The righteousness of the upright rescues them,
but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.(A)

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11 Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,(A)
    but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.(B)

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11 A city is built up by the blessing of the upright,(A)
but it is torn down by the mouth of the wicked.(B)

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Fools mock at making amends for sin,
    but goodwill is found among the upright.

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Fools mock at making restitution,[a]
but there is goodwill among the upright.

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  1. Proverbs 14:9 Or at guilt offerings

11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,(A)
    but the tent of the upright will flourish.(B)

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11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
but the tent of the upright will stand.[a](A)

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  1. Proverbs 14:11 Lit flourish

The Lord detests the sacrifice(A) of the wicked,(B)
    but the prayer of the upright pleases him.(C)

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The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the Lord,(A)
but the prayer of the upright is His delight.(B)

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19 The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,(A)
    but the path of the upright is a highway.

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19 A slacker’s way is like a thorny hedge,
but the path of the upright is a highway.(A)

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17 The highway of the upright avoids evil;
    those who guard their ways preserve their lives.(A)

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17 The highway of the upright(A) avoids evil;
the one who guards his way protects his life.(B)

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18 The wicked become a ransom(A) for the righteous,
    and the unfaithful for the upright.

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18 The wicked are a ransom for the righteous,
and the treacherous, for[a] the upright.(A)

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  1. Proverbs 21:18 Or in place of

29 The wicked put up a bold front,
    but the upright give thought to their ways.(A)

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29 A wicked man puts on a bold face,(A)
but the upright man considers his way.

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