Proverbs 24:28
New Living Translation
28 Don’t testify against your neighbors without cause;
don’t lie about them.
Proverbs 24:28
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 28:6
New Living Translation
6 Better to be poor and honest
than to be dishonest and rich.
Proverbs 28:6
New American Standard Bible
6 (A)Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity,
Than a person who is [a]crooked, though he is rich.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:6 Lit perverse of two ways
Proverbs 28:13
New Living Translation
13 People who conceal their sins will not prosper,
but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy.
Proverbs 28:13
New American Standard Bible
13 One who (A)conceals his wrongdoings will not prosper,
But one who (B)confesses and abandons them will find compassion.
Proverbs 28:23
New Living Translation
23 In the end, people appreciate honest criticism
far more than flattery.
Proverbs 28:23
New American Standard Bible
23 One who (A)rebukes a person will afterward find more favor
Than one who (B)flatters with the tongue.
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