31 (A)Do not envy (B)a man of violence
    and do not choose any of his ways,
32 for (C)the devious person is an abomination to the Lord,
    but the upright are (D)in his confidence.

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31 Do not envy a man of violence
    and do not choose any of his ways;
32 for the perverse man is an abomination to the Lord,
    but the upright are in his confidence.

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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 refuse to do what is just.

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29 A wicked man puts on a bold face,
    but the upright (A)gives thought to[a] his ways.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:29 Or establishes

29 A wicked man puts on a bold face,
    but an upright man considers[a] his ways.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:29 Another reading is establishes