"God's Ways vs Man's Ways" (40 Days of Wisdom for Lent)

Don’t envy violent people
or choose any of their ways.
Devious people are detestable to the Lord,
but the virtuous are his close friends.
(Proverbs 3:31-32 CEB)

Don’t go on the way of the wicked;

don’t walk on the path of evil people.
Avoid it! Don’t turn onto it;
stay off of it and keep going!
They don’t sleep unless they do evil;
they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble.
They eat the bread of evil,
and they drink the wine of violence.
The way of the righteous is like morning light
that gets brighter and brighter till it is full day.
The path of the wicked is like deep darkness;
they don’t know where they will stumble.
(Proverbs 4:14-19 CEB)

The Lord’s eyes watch over every person’s path,

observing all their ways.
The wicked will be caught by their own evil acts,
grabbed by the ropes of their own sin.
Those without instruction will die,
misled by their own stupidity.
(Proverbs 5:21-23 CEB)

The path of the Lord is a refuge for the innocent

and ruin for those who do evil.
(Proverbs 10:29 CEB)

The Lord detests the path of the wicked,

but loves those who pursue righteousness.
(Proverbs 15:9 CEB)

All the ways of people

are pure in their eyes,
but the Lord tests the motives.
When people draw favor from the Lord,
even their enemies are at peace with them.
People plan their path,
but the Lord secures their steps.
(Proverbs 16:2,7,9 CEB)