Proverbs 2:20
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So you will walk in the way of good men [that is, those of personal integrity, moral courage and honorable character],
And keep to the paths of the righteous.
Proverbs 3:27
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[a]Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due [its rightful recipients],
When it is in your power to do it.(A)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:27 Using this verse as a proof text, the ancient rabbis offered the example of an employer who tells his foreman to hire workers at four zuz (small silver coins) each to do a job, and the foreman hires them at three instead. Even though they accepted the terms, the rabbis rule that they have the right to complain. Compare this with the parable of the landowner who hires workers for a denarius each. The difference there is that the first group receives a fair wage, while the last is overpaid as a matter of generosity (Matt 20:15).
Proverbs 11:3
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The integrity and moral courage of the upright will guide them,
But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.
Proverbs 11:6
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The righteousness of the upright will rescue them,
But the treacherous will be caught by their own greed.
Proverbs 11:17
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The merciful and generous man benefits his soul [for his behavior returns to bless him],
But the cruel and callous man does himself harm.
Proverbs 11:27
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He who diligently seeks good seeks favor and grace,
But he who seeks evil, evil will come to him.
Proverbs 11:30
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The fruit of the [consistently] righteous is a tree of life,
And he who is wise captures and wins souls [for God—he gathers them for eternity].(A)
Proverbs 12:2
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A good man will obtain favor from the Lord,
But He will condemn a man who devises evil.
Proverbs 13:22
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A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for [the hands of] the righteous.
Proverbs 14:14
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The backslider in heart will have his fill with his own [rotten] ways,
But a good man will be satisfied with his ways [the godly thought and action which his heart pursues and in which he delights].
Proverbs 14:19
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The evil will bow down before the good,
And the wicked [will bow down] at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 14:22
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Do they not go astray who devise evil and wander from the way of righteousness?
But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good.
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