21 To show (A)partiality is not good,
    but for (B)a piece of bread a man will do wrong.
22 A (C)stingy man[a] (D)hastens after wealth
    and does not know that (E)poverty will come upon him.
23 Whoever (F)rebukes a man will afterward find more favor
    than (G)he who flatters with his tongue.
24 Whoever robs his father or his mother
    and says, “That is no transgression,”
    is (H)a companion to a man who destroys.
25 A greedy man (I)stirs up strife,
    but the one who trusts in the Lord will (J)be enriched.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:22 Hebrew A man whose eye is evil

21 To show partiality(A) is not good(B)
    yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.(C)

22 The stingy are eager to get rich
    and are unaware that poverty awaits them.(D)

23 Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor
    rather than one who has a flattering tongue.(E)

24 Whoever robs their father or mother(F)
    and says, “It’s not wrong,”
    is partner to one who destroys.(G)

25 The greedy stir up conflict,(H)
    but those who trust in the Lord(I) will prosper.

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