Proverbs 24:28
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
28 Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause,
and do not deceive with your lips.(A)
Proverbs 24:28
Common English Bible
28 Don’t be a witness against your neighbor without reason;
don’t deceive with your lips.
Proverbs 28:6
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
6 Better to be poor and walk in integrity
than to be crooked in one’s ways even though rich.(A)
Proverbs 28:6
Common English Bible
6 Better to be poor and walk in innocence
than to be on crooked paths and wealthy.
Proverbs 28:13
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
13 No one who conceals transgressions will prosper,
but one who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.(A)
Proverbs 28:13
Common English Bible
13 Those who hide their sins won’t succeed,
but those who confess and give them up will receive mercy.
Proverbs 28:23
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
23 Whoever rebukes a person will afterward find more favor
than one who flatters with the tongue.(A)
Proverbs 28:23
Common English Bible
23 Those who correct someone will, in the end, find more favor
than those with flattering tongues.
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