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Proverbs 21:15
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15 When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous
    but terror to evildoers.(A)

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Proverbs 21:15
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15 The exercise of justice is joy for the righteous,
But (A)terror to those who practice injustice.

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Proverbs 22:8
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8 Whoever sows injustice reaps calamity,(A)
    and the rod they wield in fury will be broken.(B)

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Proverbs 22:8
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8 One who (A)sows injustice will reap disaster,
And the (B)rod of his fury will perish.

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Proverbs 21
Proverbs 23
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Proverbs 22:22
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22 Do not exploit the poor(A) because they are poor
    and do not crush the needy in court,(B)

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Proverbs 22:22
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22 (A)Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
Nor (B)crush the needy at the gate;

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Proverbs 21
Proverbs 23
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Proverbs 24:11
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11 Rescue those being led away to death;
    hold back those staggering toward slaughter.(A)

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Proverbs 24:11
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11 (A)Rescue those who are being taken away to death,
And those who are staggering to the slaughter, Oh hold them back!

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

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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 24
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Proverbs 28:5
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5 Evildoers do not understand what is right,
    but those who seek the Lord understand it fully.

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Proverbs 28:5
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5 Evil people (A)do not understand justice,
But those who seek the Lord (B)understand everything.

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Proverbs 29
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Proverbs 29:4
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4 By justice a king gives a country stability,(A)
    but those who are greedy for[a] bribes tear it down.

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  1. Proverbs 29:4 Or who give
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Proverbs 29:4
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4 The (A)king gives stability to the land by justice,
But a person who takes bribes ruins it.

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Proverbs 29:26-27
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26 Many seek an audience with a ruler,(A)
    but it is from the Lord that one gets justice.(B)

27 The righteous detest the dishonest;
    the wicked detest the upright.(C)

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Proverbs 29:26-27
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26 (A)Many seek the ruler’s [a]favor,
But (B)justice for mankind comes from the Lord.
27 An (C)unjust person is an abomination to the righteous,
And one who is (D)upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

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  1. Proverbs 29:26 Lit face
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Proverbs 31:8-9
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8 Speak(A) up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
    for the rights of all who are destitute.
9 Speak up and judge fairly;
    defend the rights of the poor and needy.(B)

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Proverbs 31:8-9
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8 (A)Open your mouth for the people who cannot speak,
For the [a]rights of all the [b]unfortunate.
9 Open your mouth, (B)judge righteously,
And [c]defend the (C)rights of the poor 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
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