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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 17:8
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Proverbs 17:8
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8 A bribe seems magical in the eyes of those who give it,
granting success to all who use it.
Proverbs 17:8
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Proverbs 17:8
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8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
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Proverbs 17:23
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Proverbs 17:23
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Proverbs 17:23
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Proverbs 17:23
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23 The wicked take secret bribes
to twist the way of justice.
Proverbs 17:23
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Proverbs 17:23
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23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
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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 20:21
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Proverbs 20:21
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21 Inheritance gained quickly at first
won’t bless later on.
Proverbs 20:21
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Proverbs 20:21
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21 An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
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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 21:3
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Proverbs 21:3
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3 Acting with righteousness and justice
is more valued by the Lord than sacrifice.
Proverbs 21:3
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Proverbs 21:3
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3 To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
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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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts vapor for those who seek death
Proverbs 21:6-8
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Proverbs 21:6-8
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6 Those who gain treasure with lies
are like a drifting fog, leading to death.
7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away,
for they refuse to act with justice.
8 The ways of some people are twisted and strange,
but the behavior of those who do right is pure.
Proverbs 21:6-8
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Proverbs 21:6-8
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6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
7 The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
8 The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.
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Proverbs 22:22-23
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Proverbs 22:22-23
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Saying 2
Proverbs 22:22-23
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Proverbs 22:22-23
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22 Don’t steal from the poor, because they are poor.
Don’t oppress the needy in the gate.
23 The Lord will take up their case
and press the life out of those who oppress them.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:23 Heb uncertain
Proverbs 22:22-23
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Proverbs 22:22-23
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22 Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
23 For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
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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 24:23-26
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Proverbs 24:23-26
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More sayings of the wise
23 These are also the sayings of the wise:
Partiality in judgment isn’t good.
24 Those who say to the guilty, “You are innocent”—
the people will curse them.
Nations will condemn them.
25 But it will go well for those who rebuke them.
A rich blessing will come to them.
26 Those who speak honestly
are like those who kiss on the lips.
Proverbs 24:23-26
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Proverbs 24:23-26
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23 These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou are righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
25 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
26 Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.
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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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:3 Or A poor person
Proverbs 28:3
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Proverbs 28:3
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3 Poor people who oppress the needy
are rain that washes away food.
Proverbs 28:3
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Proverbs 28:3
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3 A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
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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)
Proverbs 28:6
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Proverbs 28:6
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6 Better to be poor and walk in innocence
than to be on crooked paths and wealthy.
Proverbs 28:6
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Proverbs 28:6
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6 Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
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