A (A)bribe is a [a]charm in the sight of its owner;
Wherever he turns, he prospers.

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  1. Proverbs 17:8 Lit stone of favor

A bribe is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it;
Whithersoever [a]it turneth, [b]it [c]prospereth.

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  1. Proverbs 17:8 Or, he
  2. Proverbs 17:8 Or, he
  3. Proverbs 17:8 Or, dealeth wisely

23 A wicked person accepts a (A)bribe [a]from an inside pocket
To (B)pervert the ways of justice.

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  1. Proverbs 17:23 Lit a fold in a robe; i.e., secretly

23 A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom,
To pervert the ways of justice.

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21 An inheritance gained in a hurry at the beginning
Will not be blessed in the end.

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21 An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning;
But the end thereof shall not be blessed.

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To do (A)righteousness and justice
Is preferred by the Lord more than sacrifice.

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To do righteousness and justice
Is more acceptable to Jehovah than sacrifice.

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The (A)acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue
Is a fleeting vapor, the [a]pursuit of (B)death.
The violence of the wicked will sweep them away,
Because they (C)refuse to act with justice.
The way of a guilty person is (D)crooked,
But as for the pure, his conduct is upright.

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  1. Proverbs 21:6 Lit seekers

The getting of treasures by a lying tongue
Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.
The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away,
Because they refuse to do justice.
The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked;
But as for the pure, his work is [a]right.

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  1. Proverbs 21:8 Or, straight

22 (A)Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
Nor (B)crush the needy at the gate;
23 For the Lord will (C)plead their case
And [a]take the life of those who rob them.

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  1. Proverbs 22:23 Lit rob the soul

22 Rob not the poor, [a]because he is poor;
Neither [b]oppress the afflicted in the gate:
23 For Jehovah will plead their cause,
And despoil of life those that despoil them.

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  1. Proverbs 22:22 Or, for
  2. Proverbs 22:22 Or, crush

23 These also are (A)sayings of the wise:
To [a](B)show partiality in judgment is not good.
24 One (C)who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
(D)Peoples will curse him, nations will scold him;
25 But (E)for those who rebuke the wicked there will be delight,
And a good blessing will come upon them.
26 One who gives [b]a right answer
Kisses the lips.

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  1. Proverbs 24:23 Lit regard the face
  2. Proverbs 24:26 Or an honest

23 These also are sayings of the wise.

To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.
24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous,
Peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him;
25 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight,
And a good blessing shall come upon them.
26 He [a]kisseth the lips
Who giveth a right answer.

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  1. Proverbs 24:26 Or, kisseth with the lips

A (A)poor man who oppresses the helpless
Is like a driving rain [a]which leaves no food.

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  1. Proverbs 28:3 Lit and there is no bread

A needy man that oppresseth the poor
Is like a sweeping rain [a]which leaveth no food.

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  1. Proverbs 28:3 Hebrew without food.

(A)Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity,
Than a person who is [a]crooked, though he is rich.

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  1. Proverbs 28:6 Lit perverse of two ways

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity,
Than he that is [a]perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

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  1. Proverbs 28:6 Hebrew perverse of two ways.

One who increases his wealth by [a](A)interest of any kind,
Collects it (B)for one who is gracious to the poor.

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  1. Proverbs 28:8 Possibly interest on money and food loans

He that augmenteth his substance by interest and increase,
Gathereth it for him that hath pity on the poor.

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(A)Open your mouth for the people who cannot speak,
For the [a]rights of all the [b]unfortunate.
Open your mouth, (B)judge righteously,
And [c]defend the (C)rights of the poor and needy.

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  1. Proverbs 31:8 Lit judgment
  2. Proverbs 31:8 Lit sons of passing away
  3. Proverbs 31:9 Lit judge the afflicted

Open thy mouth for the dumb,
In the cause of all such as are [a]left desolate.
Open thy mouth, judge righteously,
And minister justice to the poor and needy.

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  1. Proverbs 31:8 Or, ready to pass away. Hebrew the sons of passing away.