21 My son, [a](A)fear the Lord and the king;
Do not get involved with those [b]of high rank,
22 For their (B)disaster will rise suddenly,
And who knows the ruin that can come from both of them?

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 24:21 Or revere
  2. Proverbs 24:21 Or who change

21 My son, (A)fear the Lord and the king,
    and do not join with those who do otherwise,
22 for disaster will arise suddenly from them,
    and who knows the ruin that will come from them both?

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24 One (A)who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
(B)Peoples will curse him, nations will scold him;
25 But (C)for those who rebuke the wicked there will be delight,
And a good blessing will come upon them.

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24 Whoever (A)says to the wicked, “You are in the right,”
    (B)will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations,
25 but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight,
    and a good blessing will come upon them.

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