Proverbs 3:27-32
Common English Bible
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
Common English Bible
2 The treasure of the wicked won’t profit them,
but righteousness rescues people from death.
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 People who watch their mouths guard their lives,
but those who open their lips are ruined.
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 with integrity fear the Lord,
but those who take a crooked path despise him.
Proverbs 14:5
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5 A truthful witness doesn’t lie,
but a false witness spews lies.
Proverbs 15:27
Common English Bible
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 Love and faithfulness reconcile guilt;
the fear of the Lord turns away evil.
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 doing.
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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