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Proverbs 24:11-12
Common English Bible
Proverbs 24:11-12
Common English Bible
11 Rescue those being taken off to death;
and from those staggering to the slaughter, don’t hold back.
12 If you say, “Look, we didn’t know about it,”
the one who weighs hearts—doesn’t he understand?
The one who protects your life—he knows.
He makes people pay for their actions.
Proverbs 28:3
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Proverbs 28:3
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3 Poor people who oppress the needy
are rain that washes away food.
Proverbs 28:27
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Proverbs 28:27
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27 Those who give to the poor will lack nothing,
but those who turn a blind eye will be greatly cursed.
Proverbs 31:8-9
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Proverbs 31:8-9
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8 Speak out on behalf of the voiceless,
and for the rights of all who are vulnerable.[a]
9 Speak out in order to judge with righteousness
and to defend the needy and the poor.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 31:8 Or all children who are passing away
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