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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

15 The exercise of justice is joy for the righteous,
But is (A)terror to the workers of iniquity.

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

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He who (A)sows iniquity will reap vanity,
And the (B)rod of his fury will perish.

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

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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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11 (A)Deliver those who are being taken away to death,
And those who are staggering to slaughter, Oh hold them back.

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

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

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Evil men (A)do not understand justice,
But those who seek Yahweh (B)understand all things.

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Evil men (A)do not understand justice,
But those who seek the Lord (B)understand all things.

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

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The (A)king gives stability to the land by justice,
But a man who takes bribes overthrows it.

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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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26 (A)Many seek the ruler’s [a]favor,
But (B)justice for man comes from the Lord.
27 An (C)unjust man is abominable to the righteous,
And he who is (D)upright in the way is abominable to the wicked.

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  1. Proverbs 29:26 Lit face

(A)Open your mouth for the mute,
For the justice of all those [a]passing away.
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

(A)Open your mouth for the mute,
For the [a]rights of all the [b]unfortunate.
Open your mouth, (B)judge righteously,
And [c]defend the (C)rights of the afflicted 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