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Proverbs 29:2-4
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Proverbs 29:2-4
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice,
but when the wicked rule, the people groan.(A)
3 A child who loves wisdom makes a parent glad,
but a companion of prostitutes destroys wealth.(B)
4 By justice a king gives stability to the land,
but one who makes heavy exactions ruins it.
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