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Proverbs 29:5-8
New International Version
Proverbs 29:5-8
New International Version
5 Those who flatter their neighbors
are spreading nets for their feet.(A)
6 Evildoers are snared by their own sin,(B)
but the righteous shout for joy and are glad.
7 The righteous care about justice for the poor,(C)
but the wicked have no such concern.
8 Mockers stir up a city,
but the wise turn away anger.(D)
Proverbs 29:5-8
King James Version
Proverbs 29:5-8
King James Version
5 A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
6 In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
7 The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
8 Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
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