| New International Version (NIV) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 12 Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, | 12 Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, |
| 13 keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies. | 13 keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies. |
| 14 Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. | 14 Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. |
| 15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their cry; | 15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their cry; |
| 16 the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from the earth. | 16 the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from the earth. |
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