guarding the paths of justice
    and (A)watching over the way of his (B)saints.
(C)Then you will understand (D)righteousness and justice
    and equity, every good path;

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Guarding the paths of justice,
And He (A)watches over the way of His godly ones.
Then you will discern (B)righteousness, justice,
And integrity, and every (C)good path.

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20 I walk in the way of righteousness,
    in the paths of justice,

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20 I walk in the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice,

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(A)The thoughts of the righteous are just;
    the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

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The thoughts of the righteous are just,
But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

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23 The fallow ground of the poor would yield much food,
    but it is swept away through (A)injustice.

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23 (A)Abundant food is in the uncultivated ground of the poor,
But [a]it is swept away by injustice.

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  1. Proverbs 13:23 Lit there is what is swept

10 (A)An oracle is on the lips of a king;
    his mouth does not sin in judgment.
11 (B)A just balance and scales are the Lord's;
    all the weights in the bag are his work.
12 It is an abomination to kings to do evil,
    for (C)the throne is established by righteousness.

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10 A divine (A)verdict is on the lips of the king;
His mouth should not [a]err in judgment.
11 A (B)just balance and scales belong to the Lord;
All the [b]weights of the bag are His [c]concern.
12 It is an abomination for kings to commit wicked acts,
Because a (C)throne is established on righteousness.

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  1. Proverbs 16:10 Lit be unfaithful
  2. Proverbs 16:11 Lit stones
  3. Proverbs 16:11 Lit work

15 He who (A)justifies the wicked and he who (B)condemns the righteous
    are both alike an abomination to the Lord.

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15 One who (A)justifies the wicked and one who condemns the righteous,
Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.

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23 The wicked accepts (A)a bribe in secret[a]
    to (B)pervert the ways of justice.

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  1. Proverbs 17:23 Hebrew a bribe from the bosom

23 A wicked person accepts a (A)bribe [a]from an inside pocket
To (B)pervert the ways of justice.

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  1. Proverbs 17:23 Lit a fold in a robe; i.e., secretly

26 (A)To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good,
    nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

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26 It is also not good to (A)fine the righteous,
Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

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It is not good to (A)be partial to[a] the wicked
    or to (B)deprive the righteous of justice.

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  1. Proverbs 18:5 Hebrew to lift the face of

To (A)show partiality to the wicked is not good,
Nor to (B)suppress the righteous in judgment.

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28 A worthless witness mocks at justice,
    and the mouth of the wicked (A)devours iniquity.

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28 A worthless witness makes a mockery of justice,
And the mouth of the wicked [a](A)swallows wrongdoing.

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  1. Proverbs 19:28 Another reading is pours out

(A)To do righteousness and justice
    is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

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To do (A)righteousness and justice
Is preferred by the Lord more than sacrifice.

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The violence of the wicked will (A)sweep them away,
    because they refuse to do what is just.

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The violence of the wicked will sweep them away,
Because they (A)refuse to act with justice.

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