22 but the wicked will be cut off from the land,(A)
and the treacherous ripped out of it.(B)

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22 But the wicked will be cut off from the land,
    and the treacherous will be uprooted from it.

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14 Keep off the path of the wicked;(A)
don’t proceed on the way of evil ones.

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Avoiding the Ways of the Wicked

14 Do not enter the path of the wicked,
    or go along the way of evil men.

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19 But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom;(A)
they don’t know what makes them stumble.(B)

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19 But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness,
    and they do not know what they are stumbling over.

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22 A wicked man’s iniquities will trap him;(A)
he will become tangled in the ropes of his own sin.(B)

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22 The wicked person’s iniquities will capture him,
    and he will be held with the cords of his sin.

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The Malicious Man

12 A worthless person,(A) a wicked man
goes around speaking dishonestly,(B)

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The Folly of Causing Strife

12 A worthless man, a wicked man,
    goes around with devious speech,

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Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(A)

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The Righteous and Wicked Compared

Blessings come[a] upon the head of the righteous,
    but the words[b] of the wicked conceal violence.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:6 The Heb. lacks come
  2. Proverbs 10:6 Lit. mouth

11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,(A)
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(B)

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11 What the righteous say[a] is a flowing fountain,[b]
    but what the wicked say[c] conceals violence.

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  1. Proverbs 10:11 Lit. The mouth of the righteous
  2. Proverbs 10:11 Lit. a fountain of life
  3. Proverbs 10:11 Lit. but the mouth of the wicked

16 The reward of the righteous is life;
the wages of the wicked is punishment.(A)

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16 Honorable wages lead[a] to life;
    the salaries of the wicked, to retribution.

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  1. Proverbs 10:16 The Heb. lacks lead

20 The tongue of the righteous is pure silver;
the heart of the wicked is of little value.(A)

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20 What the righteous person says[a] is like precious silver;
    the thoughts of the wicked are compared to small things.

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  1. Proverbs 10:20 Lit. The tongue of the righteous

24 What the wicked dreads will come to him,(A)
but what the righteous desire will be given to them.(B)

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24 What the wicked fears will come about,
    but the longing of the righteous will be granted.

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25 When the whirlwind passes,
the wicked are no more,(A)
but the righteous are secure forever.(B)

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25 When the storm ends, the wicked vanish,[a]
    but the righteous person is forever firm.

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  1. Proverbs 10:25 Lit. wicked are no more

27 The fear of the Lord prolongs life,[a](A)
but the years of the wicked are cut short.(B)

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  1. 10:27 Lit Lord adds to days

27 Fearing the Lord prolongs life,
    but the wicked will not live long.

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