19 (A)The evil bow down before the good,
    the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
20 (B)The poor is disliked even by his neighbor,
    (C)but the rich has many friends.
21 Whoever (D)despises his neighbor is a sinner,
    but (E)blessed is he who is generous to the poor.
22 Do they not go astray who (F)devise evil?
    Those who devise good meet[a] (G)steadfast love and faithfulness.

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  1. Proverbs 14:22 Or show

19 Evildoers will bow down in the presence of the good,
    and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.(A)

20 The poor are shunned even by their neighbors,
    but the rich have many friends.(B)

21 It is a sin to despise one’s neighbor,(C)
    but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.(D)

22 Do not those who plot evil go astray?(E)
    But those who plan what is good find[a] love and faithfulness.

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