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Proverbs 12:5-7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

5 The plans of the just are right;
    the designs of the wicked are deceit.[a]
6 The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush,
    but the speech of the upright saves them.[b]
7 Overthrow the wicked and they are no more,
    but the house of the just stands firm.

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Footnotes

  1. 12:5 The opposite of “just” is not injustice but “deceit.” The wicked will be deceived in their plans in the sense that their planning will not succeed.
  2. 12:6 Words are a favorite theme of Proverbs. The words of the wicked effect harm to others whereas the words of the righteous protect themselves.
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