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The words of the wicked [a]are of lying in wait for blood;
But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
[b]The wicked are overthrown, and are not;
But the house of the righteous shall stand.
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom;
But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

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  1. Proverbs 12:6 Or, are a lying in wait
  2. Proverbs 12:7 Or, Overthrow the wicked, and they are not