22 But (A)the wicked will be eliminated from the land,
And (B)the treacherous will be (C)torn away from it.

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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 (A)Do not enter the path of the wicked
And do not proceed in the way of evil people.

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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 The (A)way of the wicked is like darkness;
They do not know over what they [a](B)stumble.

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  1. Proverbs 4:19 Or may stumble

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 His (A)own wrongdoings will trap the wicked,
And he will be held by the ropes of his sin.

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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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12 A (A)worthless person, a wicked man,
Is one who walks with a (B)perverse mouth,

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

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

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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 [a](A)wages of the righteous is life,
The income of the wicked, punishment.

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  1. Proverbs 10:16 Or work

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 like (A)choice silver,
The heart of the wicked is worth little.

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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 (A)the wicked fears will come upon him,
But the (B)desire of the righteous will be granted.

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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 (A)whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more,
But the (B)righteous has an everlasting foundation.

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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 (A)fear of the Lord prolongs [a]life,
But the (B)years of the wicked will be shortened.

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  1. Proverbs 10:27 Lit days

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

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