It is not good to be partial to the wicked(A)
    and so deprive the innocent of justice.(B)

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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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23 The wicked accept bribes(A) in secret
    to pervert the course of justice.(B)

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By justice a king gives a country stability,(A)
    but those who are greedy for[a] bribes tear it down.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:4 Or who give

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

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