27 (A)Do not withhold good from [a]those to whom it is due,
When it is in the power of your hand to do so.
28 (B)Do not say to your neighbor,
“Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,
When you have it with you.
29 Do not devise evil against your neighbor,
For he dwells by you for safety’s sake.
30 (C)Do not strive with a man without cause,
If he has done you no harm.

31 (D)Do not envy the oppressor,
And choose none of his ways;
32 For the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord,
(E)But His secret counsel is with the upright.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:27 Lit. its owners

27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due,
When it is in the power of thy hand to do it.
28 Say not unto thy neighbor, Go, and come again,
And to-morrow I will give;
When thou hast it by thee.
29 Devise not evil against thy neighbor,
Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
30 Strive not with a man without cause,
If he have done thee no harm.
31 Envy thou not the man of violence,
And choose none of his ways.
32 For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah;
But his [a]friendship is with the upright.

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  1. Proverbs 3:32 Or, counsel

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.

32 For the Lord detests the perverse(D)
    but takes the upright into his confidence.(E)

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(A)Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,
(B)But righteousness delivers from death.

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Treasures of wickedness profit nothing;
But righteousness delivereth from death.

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Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value,(A)
    but righteousness delivers from death.(B)

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The Folly of Wickedness

11 (A)Dishonest[a] scales are an abomination to the Lord,
But a [b]just weight is His delight.

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  1. Proverbs 11:1 deceptive
  2. Proverbs 11:1 Lit. perfect stone

11 [a]A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah;
But a just weight is his delight.

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  1. Proverbs 11:1 Hebrew A balance of deceit.

11 The Lord detests dishonest scales,(A)
    but accurate weights find favor with him.(B)

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(A)He who guards his mouth preserves his life,
But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.

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He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life;
But he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

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Those who guard their lips(A) preserve their lives,(B)
    but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.(C)

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11 (A)Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished,
But he who gathers by labor will increase.

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11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished;
But he that gathereth [a]by labor shall have increase.

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  1. Proverbs 13:11 Hebrew with the hand.

11 Dishonest money dwindles away,(A)
    but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.

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He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord,
(A)But he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.

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He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah;
But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

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Whoever fears the Lord walks uprightly,
    but those who despise him are devious in their ways.

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A (A)faithful witness does not lie,
But a false witness will utter (B)lies.

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A faithful witness will not lie;
But a false witness [a]uttereth lies.

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  1. Proverbs 14:5 Hebrew breatheth out.

An honest witness does not deceive,
    but a false witness pours out lies.(A)

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27 (A)He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house,
But he who hates bribes will live.

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27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house;
But he that hateth bribes shall live.

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27 The greedy bring ruin to their households,
    but the one who hates bribes will live.(A)

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(A)In mercy and truth
Atonement is provided for iniquity;
And (B)by the fear of the Lord one departs from evil.

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By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for;
And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.

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Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for;
    through the fear of the Lord(A) evil is avoided.(B)

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