Proverbs 3:27-32
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27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,[a]
when it is in your power to do it.(A)
28 Do not say to your neighbor, “Go and come again;
tomorrow I will give it,” when you have it with you.(B)
29 Do not plan harm against your neighbor
who lives trustingly beside you.(C)
30 Do not quarrel with anyone without cause,
when no harm has been done to you.(D)
31 Do not envy the violent,
and do not choose any of their ways,(E)
32 for the perverse are an abomination to the Lord,
but the upright are in his confidence.(F)
Footnotes
- 3.27 Heb from its owners
Proverbs 3:27-32
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27 Don’t withhold good from someone who deserves it,
when it is in your power to do so.
28 Don’t say to your neighbor, “Go and come back;
I’ll give it to you tomorrow,” when you have it.
29 Don’t plan to harm your neighbor
who trusts and lives near you.
30 Don’t accuse anyone without reason,
when they haven’t harmed you.
31 Don’t envy violent people
or choose any of their ways.
32 Devious people are detestable to the Lord,
but the virtuous are his close friends.
Proverbs 10:2
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2 Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,
but righteousness delivers from death.
Proverbs 10:2
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2 The treasure of the wicked won’t profit them,
but righteousness rescues people from death.
Proverbs 11:1
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11 A false balance is an abomination to the Lord,
but an accurate weight is his delight.(A)
Proverbs 11:1
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11 The Lord detests dishonest scales,
but delights in an accurate weight.
Proverbs 13:3
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3 Those who guard their mouths preserve their lives;
those who open wide their lips come to ruin.(A)
Proverbs 13:3
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3 People who watch their mouths guard their lives,
but those who open their lips are ruined.
Proverbs 13:11
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11 Wealth hastily gotten[a] will dwindle,
but those who gather little by little will increase it.(A)
Footnotes
- 13.11 Gk Vg: Heb from vanity
Proverbs 13:11
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11 Riches gotten quickly[a] will dwindle,
but those who acquire them gradually become wealthy.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:11 LXX; MT from meaninglessness
Proverbs 14:2
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2 Those who walk uprightly fear the Lord,
but one who is devious in conduct despises him.(A)
Proverbs 14:2
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2 Those who walk with integrity fear the Lord,
but those who take a crooked path despise him.
Proverbs 14:5
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5 A faithful witness does not lie,
but a false witness breathes out lies.(A)
Proverbs 14:5
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5 A truthful witness doesn’t lie,
but a false witness spews lies.
Proverbs 15:27
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27 Those greedy for unjust gain make trouble for their households,
but those who hate bribes will live.(A)
Proverbs 15:27
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27 Those who acquire things unjustly gain trouble for their house,
but those who hate bribes will live.
Proverbs 16:6
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6 By loyalty and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
and by the fear of the Lord one avoids evil.(A)
Proverbs 16:6
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6 Love and faithfulness reconcile guilt;
the fear of the Lord turns away evil.
Proverbs 16:8
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8 Better is a little with righteousness
than large income with injustice.
Proverbs 16:8
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8 Better a little with righteousness
than great profits without justice.
Proverbs 16:11
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11 Honest balances and scales are the Lord’s;
all the weights in the bag are his work.(A)
Proverbs 16:11
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11 Honest balances and scales are the Lord’s;
all the weights in the bag are his doing.
Proverbs 17:2
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2 A slave who deals wisely will rule over a child who acts shamefully
and will share the inheritance as one of the family.(A)
Proverbs 17:2
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2 An insightful servant rules over a disgraceful son
and will divide an inheritance
with the brothers.
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