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for giving prudence to those who are simple, knowledge and discretion to the young—
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for their feet rush into evil, they are swift to shed blood.
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“How long will you who are simple love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?
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For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them;
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who delight in doing wrong and rejoice in the perverseness of evil,
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Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil.
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Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.
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For they cannot rest until they do evil; they are robbed of sleep till they make someone stumble.
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Do not turn to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil.
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The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them; the cords of their sins hold them fast.
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who plots evil with deceit in his heart— he always stirs up conflict.
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a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil,
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I saw among the simple, I noticed among the young men, a youth who had no sense.
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You who are simple, gain prudence; you who are foolish, set your hearts on it.
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To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.
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“Let all who are simple come to my house!” To those who have no sense she says,
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Leave your simple ways and you will live; walk in the way of insight.”
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Folly is an unruly woman; she is simple and knows nothing.
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“Let all who are simple come to my house!” To those who have no sense she says,
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The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless, but it is the ruin of those who do evil.
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The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.
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Truly the righteous attain life, but whoever pursues evil finds death.
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Whoever seeks good finds favor, but evil comes to one who searches for it.
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The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers, but the root of the righteous endures.
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Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk, and so the innocent escape trouble.
