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Proverbs 21:15
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15 To do justice is [a]pleasure for the righteous,
But is (A)ruin to the workers of iniquity.

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  1. Proverbs 21:15 Lit gladness
Listen to Proverbs 21:15, Proverbs 22:8, Proverbs 22:22, Proverbs 24:11, Proverbs 25:5, Proverbs 28:5, Proverbs 29:4, Proverbs 29:26-27, Proverbs 31:8-9
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Proverbs 21:15
Christian Standard Bible

15 Justice executed is a joy to the righteous
but a terror to evildoers.(A)

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Proverbs 22
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Proverbs 22:8
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8 He who (A)sows unrighteousness will reap iniquity,
And the (B)rod of his fury will end.

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Proverbs 22:8
Christian Standard Bible

8 The one who sows injustice will reap disaster,(A)
and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

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Proverbs 21
Proverbs 23
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Proverbs 22:22
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22 (A)Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
And do not (B)crush the afflicted at the gate;

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Proverbs 22:22
Christian Standard Bible

22 Don’t rob a poor person because he is poor,
and don’t crush the oppressed(A) at the city gate,(B)

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Proverbs 23
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Proverbs 24:11
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11 (A)Deliver those who are being taken away to death,
And those who are stumbling to the slaughter, Oh hold them back.

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Proverbs 24:11
Christian Standard Bible

11 Rescue those being taken off to death,
and save those stumbling toward slaughter.(A)

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Proverbs 23
Proverbs 25
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Proverbs 25:5
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5 Take away the (A)wicked before the king,
And his (B)throne will be established in righteousness.

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Proverbs 25:5
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5 Remove the wicked from the king’s presence,(A)
and his throne will be established in righteousness.(B)

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Proverbs 24
Proverbs 26
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Proverbs 28:5
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5 Evil men (A)do not understand justice,
But those who seek Yahweh (B)understand all things.

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Proverbs 28:5
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5 The evil do not understand justice,(A)
but those who seek the Lord understand everything.(B)

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Proverbs 27
Proverbs 29
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Proverbs 29:4
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4 By justice the (A)king causes the land to stand,
But a man of bribes tears it down.

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Proverbs 29:4
Christian Standard Bible

4 By justice a king brings stability to a land,(A)
but a person who demands “contributions”[a]
demolishes it.(B)

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  1. 29:4 The Hb word for contributions usually refers to offerings in worship.
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Proverbs 29:26-27
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26 (A)Many seek the face of a ruler,
But (B)justice for man comes from Yahweh.
27 An (C)unjust man is an abomination to the righteous,
And he who is (D)upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

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Proverbs 29:26-27
Christian Standard Bible

26 Many desire a ruler’s favor,(A)
but a person receives justice from the Lord.(B)

27 An unjust person is detestable to the righteous,
and one whose way is upright
is detestable to the wicked.(C)

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Proverbs 31:8-9
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8 (A)Open your mouth for the mute,
For the justice of all those [a]passing away.
9 Open your mouth, (B)judge righteously,
And render (C)justice to the afflicted and needy.

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  1. Proverbs 31:8 Lit sons of passing away
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Proverbs 31:8-9
Christian Standard Bible

8 Speak up[a] for those who have no voice,[b](A)
for the justice of all who are dispossessed.[c]
9 Speak up, judge righteously,(B)
and defend the cause of the oppressed and needy.(C)

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  1. 31:8 Lit Open your mouth, also in v. 9
  2. 31:8 Lit who are mute
  3. 31:8 Lit all the sons of passing away
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