The way of [a]a guilty man is perverse;
But as for the pure, his work is right.

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  1. Proverbs 21:8 Or The way of a man is perverse and strange;


The way of the guilty is [exceedingly] crooked,
But as for the pure, his conduct is upright.

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The way of the guilty is devious,(A)
    but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

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The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.

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11 (A)He who loves purity of heart
And has grace on his lips,
The king will be his friend.

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11 
He who loves purity of heart
And whose speech is gracious will have the king as his friend.

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11 One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace
    will have the king for a friend.(A)

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11 He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

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(A)Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord?
Or who may stand in His holy place?
He who has (B)clean hands and (C)a pure heart,
Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol,
Nor (D)sworn deceitfully.
He shall receive blessing from the Lord,
And righteousness from the God of his salvation.

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Who may ascend onto the [a]mountain of the Lord?
And who may stand in His holy place?

He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
Who has not lifted up his soul to what is false,
Nor has sworn [oaths] deceitfully.(A)

He shall receive a blessing from the Lord,
And righteousness from the God of his salvation.

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  1. Psalm 24:3 I.e. Mount Zion.

Who may ascend the mountain(A) of the Lord?
    Who may stand in his holy place?(B)
The one who has clean hands(C) and a pure heart,(D)
    who does not trust in an idol(E)
    or swear by a false god.[a]

They will receive blessing(F) from the Lord
    and vindication(G) from God their Savior.

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  1. Psalm 24:4 Or swear falsely

Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy place?

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

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But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled;
My steps had nearly (A)slipped.

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But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling,
My steps had almost slipped.

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But as for me, my feet had almost slipped;(A)
    I had nearly lost my foothold.(B)

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But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.

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26 With the pure You will show Yourself pure;
And (A)with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.

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26 
With the pure You show Yourself pure,
And with the crooked You show Yourself astute.

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26 to the pure(A) you show yourself pure,
    but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.(B)

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26 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.

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

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Evil plans and thoughts of the wicked are exceedingly vile and offensive to the Lord,
But pure words are pleasant words to Him.

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26 The Lord detests the thoughts(A) of the wicked,(B)
    but gracious words are pure(C) in his sight.

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26 The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.

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10 (A)Many shall be purified, made white, and refined, (B)but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand, but (C)the wise shall understand.

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10 Many will be purged, purified (made white) and refined, but the wicked will behave wickedly. None of the wicked shall understand, but those who are [spiritually] wise will understand.(A)

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10 Many will be purified, made spotless and refined,(A) but the wicked will continue to be wicked.(B) None of the wicked will understand, but those who are wise will understand.(C)

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10 Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.

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