Proverbs 3:27-32
The Voice
27 Do not withhold what is good from those who deserve it;
if it is within your power to give it, do it.
28 Do not send your neighbor away, saying, “Get back with me tomorrow.
I can give it to you then,”
when what he needs is already in your hand.
29 Make no plans that could result in injury to your neighbor;
after all, he should be more secure because he lives near you.
30 Avoid fighting with anyone without good reason,
especially when no one has hurt you;
you have nothing to fight about.
31 Do not envy someone who profits at the expense of others
or copy any of his tyrannical ways,
32 For crooked people are detestable to the Eternal,
but those with integrity receive His counsel.
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
The Voice
Solomon’s proverbs were originally short, pithy, easily remembered sayings brought together around certain themes. They started as oral traditions and were eventually written in a Hebrew poetic form known as parallelism. Chapters 10–15 are dominated by antithetical parallelism, meaning a statement is made in line 1 and then contrasted in line 2. Chapters 16–22 contain both synonymous and synthetic parallelism. In synonymous parallelism, the ideas in line 1 are repeated in line 2 using different words. In synthetic parallelism, later lines serve to expand, define, and elaborate the first lines.
2 Riches gained through dishonest means will eventually vanish,
but doing what is right avoids a deadly consequence.
Proverbs 10:2
New International Version
Proverbs 11:1
The Voice
11 Dishonesty in business disgusts the Eternal,
but fair dealing delights Him.
Proverbs 11:1
New International Version
Proverbs 13:3
The Voice
3 Those who guard their speech insure they will take another breath,
but those who talk without thinking guarantee their demise.
Proverbs 13:3
New International Version
Proverbs 13:11
The Voice
11 Money earned hastily is easily lost,
but hard-earned money continues to grow.
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
The Voice
2 Whoever travels through life with integrity respects the Eternal,
but whoever turns from it hates 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
The Voice
5 An honest witness can always be trusted,
but a false witness breathes out nothing but 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
The Voice
27 Those who take illegal gains injure their families,
but those who refuse a bribe will live in peace.
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
The Voice
6 The penalty of sin is removed by love and loyalty;
and by devotion to the Eternal, evil is avoided.
Proverbs 16:6
New International Version
Proverbs 16:8
The Voice
8 Better to have little and stand for what is right
than to become rich by doing what is wrong.
Proverbs 16:8
New International Version
Proverbs 16:11
The Voice
11 The Eternal requires that business be conducted honestly;
He wants fairness in all your dealings.
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
The Voice
2 A wise servant will be put in charge of a child who behaves badly
and will take a share of the inheritance like one of the family.
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
The Voice
8 A bribe is like an enchanting charm to one who counts on it—
everywhere he looks he sees the illusion of success.
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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