Proverbs 4:14
New Century Version
14 Don’t follow the ways of the wicked;
don’t do what evil people do.
Proverbs 14:19
New Century Version
19 Evil people will bow down to those who are good;
the wicked will bow down at the door of those who do right.
Proverbs 15:26
New Century Version
26 The Lord hates evil thoughts
but is pleased with kind words.
Proverbs 17:11
New Century Version
11 Disobedient people look only for trouble,
so a cruel messenger will be sent against them.
Proverbs 24:1-2
New Century Version
24 Don’t envy evil people
or try to be friends with them.
2 Their minds are always planning violence,
and they always talk about making trouble.
Proverbs 24:19-20
New Century Version
19 Don’t envy evil people,
and don’t be jealous of the wicked.
20 An evil person has nothing to hope for;
the wicked will die like a flame that is put out.
Proverbs 28:5
New Century Version
5 Evil people do not understand justice,
but those who follow the Lord understand it completely.
Proverbs 29:6
New Century Version
6 Evil people are trapped by their own sin,
but good people can sing and be happy.
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