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Proverbs 17:8
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Proverbs 17:8
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8 The bribe is a stone of magic in the eyes of its owner;[a]
everywhere[b] he will turn, he will prosper.
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- Proverbs 17:8 Or “master”
- Proverbs 17:8 Literally “to all which”
Proverbs 17:8
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Proverbs 17:8
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- Proverbs 17:8 Lit stone of favor
Proverbs 17:8
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Proverbs 17:8
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8 A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it;
they think success will come at every turn.(A)
Proverbs 17:23
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Proverbs 17:23
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23 The wicked will accept a bribe from the lap,
in order to pervert the ways of justice.
Proverbs 17:23
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Proverbs 17:23
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- Proverbs 17:23 Lit a fold in a robe; i.e., secretly
Proverbs 17:23
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Proverbs 17:23
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Proverbs 20:21
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Proverbs 20:21
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21 An inheritance acquired hastily at the beginning[a]
will not be blessed at its end.
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- Proverbs 20:21 Literally “at the first”
Proverbs 20:21
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Proverbs 20:21
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21 An inheritance gained in a hurry at the beginning
Will not be blessed in the end.
Proverbs 20:21
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Proverbs 20:21
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21 An inheritance claimed too soon
will not be blessed at the end.
Proverbs 21:3
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Proverbs 21:3
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3 Doing righteousness and justice is more acceptable
to Yahweh than sacrifice.
Proverbs 21:3
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Proverbs 21:3
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3 To do (A)righteousness and justice
Is preferred by the Lord more than sacrifice.
Proverbs 21:3
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Proverbs 21:3
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3 To do what is right and just
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.(A)
Proverbs 21:6-8
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Proverbs 21:6-8
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6 He who makes treasure by a lying tongue
is a fleeting vapor and seeker[a] of death.
7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away,
for they refuse to do justice.
8 Crooked is the way of a man and a foreigner,
but the pure is upright in his conduct.
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- Proverbs 21:6 Hebrew “seekers”
Proverbs 21:6-8
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Proverbs 21:6-8
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6 The (A)acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue
Is a fleeting vapor, the [a]pursuit of (B)death.
7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away,
Because they (C)refuse to act with justice.
8 The way of a guilty person is (D)crooked,
But as for the pure, his conduct is upright.
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- Proverbs 21:6 Lit seekers
Proverbs 21:6-8
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Proverbs 21:6-8
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7 The violence of the wicked will drag them away,(B)
for they refuse to do what is right.
8 The way of the guilty is devious,(C)
but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
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- Proverbs 21:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts vapor for those who seek death
Proverbs 22:22-23
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Proverbs 22:22-23
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22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
and do not crush the afflicted at the gate;
23 For Yahweh will plead their case
and despoil those who despoil them of life.[a]
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- Proverbs 22:23 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
Proverbs 22:22-23
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Proverbs 22:22-23
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22 (A)Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
Nor (B)crush the needy at the gate;
23 For the Lord will (C)plead their case
And [a]take the life of those who rob them.
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- Proverbs 22:23 Lit rob the soul
Proverbs 22:22-23
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Proverbs 22:22-23
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Saying 2
Proverbs 24:23-26
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Proverbs 24:23-26
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23 These sayings are also for the wise:
Partiality[a] in judgment is not good.
24 Whoever says to the guilty, “You are righteous,” the people will curse him;
the nations will abhor him.
25 But they who rebuke will have delight,
and upon them blessings of goodness will come.
26 He will kiss the lips,
he who gives an honest answer.
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- Proverbs 24:23 Literally “acknowledge faces”
Proverbs 24:23-26
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Proverbs 24:23-26
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23 These also are (A)sayings of the wise:
To [a](B)show partiality in judgment is not good.
24 One (C)who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
(D)Peoples will curse him, nations will scold him;
25 But (E)for those who rebuke the wicked there will be delight,
And a good blessing will come upon them.
26 One who gives [b]a right answer
Kisses the lips.
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- Proverbs 24:23 Lit regard the face
- Proverbs 24:26 Or an honest
Proverbs 24:23-26
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Proverbs 24:23-26
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Further Sayings of the Wise
23 These also are sayings of the wise:(A)
To show partiality(B) in judging is not good:(C)
24 Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent,”(D)
will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.
25 But it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
and rich blessing will come on them.
26 An honest answer
is like a kiss on the lips.
Proverbs 28:3
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Proverbs 28:3
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3 A man who is poor and oppresses the impoverished
is a beating rain that leaves[a] no food.
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- Proverbs 28:3 Literally “and there is”
Proverbs 28:3
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- Proverbs 28:3 Lit and there is no bread
Proverbs 28:3
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Proverbs 28:3
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3 A ruler[a] who oppresses the poor
is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.
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- Proverbs 28:3 Or A poor person
Proverbs 28:6
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Proverbs 28:6
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6 Better to be poor and walking in one’s integrity
than to be crooked of ways when one is rich.
Proverbs 28:6
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Proverbs 28:6
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6 (A)Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity,
Than a person who is [a]crooked, though he is rich.
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- Proverbs 28:6 Lit perverse of two ways
Proverbs 28:6
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Proverbs 28:6
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6 Better the poor whose walk is blameless
than the rich whose ways are perverse.(A)
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