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Proverbs 29:4
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4 By justice a king (A)builds up the land,
    but he who exacts gifts[a] tears it down.

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  1. Proverbs 29:4 Or who taxes heavily
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Proverbs 29:4
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4 A king brings stability to a land through justice,
    but a man who takes bribes brings it to ruin.

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