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15 The (A)rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
The (B)ruin of the poor is their poverty.

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15 The wealth of the rich is the city of his strength;
    the ruin of the poor is their poverty.

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15 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city,(A)
    but poverty is the ruin of the poor.(B)

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The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth,
But the poor hears no rebuke.

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The ransom of the life of a man is his wealth,
    but the poor does not receive a threat.

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A person’s riches may ransom their life,
    but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.(A)

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16 (A)Better is a little with the [a]fear of Yahweh
Than great treasure and turmoil with it.

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  1. Proverbs 15:16 Or reverence

16 Better is little with the fear of Yahweh
    than great treasure and trouble with it.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 15:16 Or “him”

16 Better a little with the fear of the Lord
    than great wealth with turmoil.(A)

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Better is a little with righteousness
Than great produce with injustice.

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Better is little with righteousness
    than great income with no justice.

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Better a little with righteousness
    than much gain(A) with injustice.(B)

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27 He who (A)gives to the poor will never want,
But he who [a]shuts his eyes will have many curses.

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  1. Proverbs 28:27 Lit hides

27 For he who gives to the poor, there is no lacking,
    but for he[a] who turns his eyes, there are many curses.

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  1. Proverbs 28:27 Hebrew “those”

27 Those who give to the poor will lack nothing,(A)
    but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses.(B)

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The (A)righteous knows the cause of the poor,
The wicked does not understand that knowledge.

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The righteous knows the case of the poor,
    but the wicked does not understand knowledge.

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The righteous care about justice for the poor,(A)
    but the wicked have no such concern.

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14 If a (A)king judges the poor with truth,
His (B)throne will be established forever.

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14 A king who judges with truthfulness to the poor,
    his throne will be established forever.

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14 If a king judges the poor with fairness,
    his throne will be established forever.(A)

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