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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
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15 When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous
    (A)but terror to evildoers.

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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
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8 Whoever (A)sows injustice will reap calamity,
    and (B)the rod of his fury will fail.

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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
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22 (A)Do not rob the poor, because he is poor,
    or (B)crush the afflicted at (C)the gate,

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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
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11 (A)Rescue those who are being taken away to death;
    hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter.

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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 take away (A)the wicked from the presence of the king,
    and his (B)throne will be established in righteousness.

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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 Evil men (A)do not understand justice,
    but those who seek the Lord (B)understand it completely.

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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
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4 By justice a king (A)builds up the land,
    but he who exacts gifts[a] tears it down.

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  1. Proverbs 29:4 Or who taxes heavily
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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
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26 Many (A)seek the face of a ruler,
    but it is from the Lord that a man (B)gets justice.
27 (C)An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous,
    but one whose way is straight is an abomination to the wicked.

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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
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8 (A)Open your mouth for the mute,
    for the rights of all who are destitute.[a]
9 Open your mouth, (B)judge righteously,
    (C)defend the rights of (D)the poor and needy.

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  1. Proverbs 31:8 Hebrew are sons of passing away
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