Proverbs 3:27-32
Modern English Version
27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
when it is in the power of your hand to do it.
28 Do not say to your neighbor,
“Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give it,”
when you have it with you.
29 Do not devise evil against your neighbor,
seeing he dwells securely by you.
30 Do not strive with a man without cause,
if he has done you no harm.
31 Do not envy the oppressor,
and choose none of his ways;
32 for the perverse is an abomination to the Lord,
but His secret counsel is with the righteous.
Proverbs 3:27-32
New International Version
27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
when it is in your power to act.
28 Do not say to your neighbor,
“Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you”—
when you already have it with you.(A)
29 Do not plot harm against your neighbor,
who lives trustfully near you.(B)
30 Do not accuse anyone for no reason—
when they have done you no harm.
31 Do not envy(C) the violent
or choose any of their ways.
Proverbs 10:2
Modern English Version
2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,
but righteousness delivers from death.
Proverbs 10:2
New International Version
Proverbs 11:1
Modern English Version
11 A false balance is abomination to the Lord,
but a just weight is His delight.
Proverbs 11:1
New International Version
Proverbs 13:3
Modern English Version
3 He who guards his mouth preserves his life,
but he who opens wide his lips will have destruction.
Proverbs 13:3
New International Version
Proverbs 13:11
Modern English Version
11 Wealth gained by vanity will be diminished,
but he who gathers by labor will increase.
Proverbs 13:11
New International Version
11 Dishonest money dwindles away,(A)
but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.
Proverbs 14:2
Modern English Version
2 He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord,
but he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.
Proverbs 14:2
New International Version
2 Whoever fears the Lord walks uprightly,
but those who despise him are devious in their ways.
Proverbs 14:5
Modern English Version
5 A faithful witness will not lie,
but a false witness will utter lies.
Proverbs 14:5
New International Version
5 An honest witness does not deceive,
but a false witness pours out lies.(A)
Proverbs 15:27
Modern English Version
27 He who is greedy of gain troubles his own house,
but he who hates bribes will live.
Proverbs 15:27
New International Version
27 The greedy bring ruin to their households,
but the one who hates bribes will live.(A)
Proverbs 16:6
Modern English Version
6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged;
and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.
Proverbs 16:6
New International Version
Proverbs 16:8
Modern English Version
8 Better is a little with righteousness
than great revenues with injustice.
Proverbs 16:8
New International Version
Proverbs 16:11
Modern English Version
11 A just weight and balance belong to the Lord;
all the weights of the bag are His work.
Proverbs 16:11
New International Version
11 Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord;
all the weights in the bag are of his making.(A)
Proverbs 17:2
Modern English Version
2 A wise servant will have rule over a son who causes shame,
and will have part of the inheritance among the brothers.
Proverbs 17:2
New International Version
2 A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son
and will share the inheritance as one of the family.
Proverbs 17:8
Modern English Version
8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him who has it;
wherever he turns, it prospers.
Proverbs 17:8
New International Version
8 A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it;
they think success will come at every turn.(A)
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