26 (A)Ponder[a] the path of your feet;
    (B)then all your ways will be sure.
27 (C)Do not swerve to the right or to the left;
    turn your foot away from evil.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 4:26 Or Make level

26 Watch your feet on the way,
    and all your paths will be secure.
27 Don’t deviate a bit to the right or the left;
    turn your feet away from evil.

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26 (A)The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord,
    but (B)gracious words are pure.

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26 The Lord detests evil plans,
    but gracious words are pure.

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(A)All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,
    but the Lord (B)weighs the spirit.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 16:2 Or spirits

All the ways of people
are pure in their eyes,
    but the Lord tests the motives.

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(A)The heart of man plans his way,
    but (B)the Lord establishes his steps.

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People plan their path,
    but the Lord secures their steps.

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25 There is a way that seems right to a man,
    but its end is the way to death.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 16:25 Hebrew ways of death

25 There is a path that may seem straight to someone,
    but in the end it is the path of death.

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33 (A)The lot is cast into the lap,
    but its every decision is (B)from the Lord.

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33 The dice are cast into the lap;
    all decisions are from the Lord.

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Desire[a] without knowledge is not good,
    and whoever (A)makes haste with his feet misses his way.

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  1. Proverbs 19:2 Or A soul

Ignorant desire isn’t good;
    rushing feet make mistakes.

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21 (A)Many are the plans in the mind of a man,
    but (B)it is the purpose of the Lord (C)that will stand.

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21 Many plans are in a person’s mind,
    but the Lord’s purpose will succeed.

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22 Do not say, (A)“I will repay evil”;
    (B)wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you.

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22 Don’t say, “I’ll repay the evildoer!”
    Wait for the Lord, and he will save you.

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27 (A)The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination;
    how much more (B)when he brings it with evil intent.

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27 The Lord detests the sacrifices of the wicked,
    especially when brought with devious motives.

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Whoever (A)plans to do evil
    will be called a schemer.
(B)The devising[a] of folly is sin,
    and (C)the scoffer is an abomination to mankind.

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  1. Proverbs 24:9 Or scheming

Those who plot evil
    will be called master schemers.
The scheming of fools is sin;
    people detest mockers.

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