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20 Devious minds are abhorrent to the Lord,
    but those whose ways are innocent are his delight.
21 Be sure of this:[a] the wicked will not go unpunished,
    but the descendants of the righteous will go free.

22 Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout
    is a beautiful woman without discretion.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:21 Lit. Hand to hand

20 The Lord detests those whose hearts are perverse,(A)
    but he delights(B) in those whose ways are blameless.(C)

21 Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished,
    but those who are righteous will go free.(D)

22 Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout
    is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.

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