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A heart of wisdom will heed commandments,
    but a babbling fool will come to ruin.
Whoever walks in integrity[a] will walk securely,
    but whoever follows perversity, his ways will be made known.
10 The winking of an eye causes[b] trouble,
    and the foolishness of lips comes to ruin.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:9 Hebrew “in the integrity”
  2. Proverbs 10:10 Or “gives, sets up”

The wise in heart accept commands,
    but a chattering fool comes to ruin.(A)

Whoever walks in integrity(B) walks securely,(C)
    but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.(D)

10 Whoever winks maliciously(E) causes grief,
    and a chattering fool comes to ruin.

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