Proverbs 3:27-32
Revised Standard Version
27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it[a] is due,
when it is in your power to do it.
28 Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again,
tomorrow I will give it”—when you have it with you.
29 Do not plan evil against your neighbor
who dwells trustingly beside you.
30 Do not contend with a man for no reason,
when he has done you no harm.
31 Do not envy a man of violence
and do not choose any of his ways;
32 for the perverse man is an abomination to the Lord,
but the upright are in his confidence.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:27 Heb Do not withhold good from its owners
Proverbs 10:2
Revised Standard Version
2 Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,
but righteousness delivers from death.
Proverbs 11:1
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11 A false balance is an abomination to the Lord,
but a just weight is his delight.
Proverbs 13:3
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3 He who guards his mouth preserves his life;
he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
Proverbs 13:11
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11 Wealth hastily gotten[a] will dwindle,
but he who gathers little by little will increase it.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:11 Gk Vg: Heb from vanity
Proverbs 14:2
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2 He who walks in uprightness fears the Lord,
but he who is devious in his ways despises him.
Proverbs 14:5
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5 A faithful witness does not lie,
but a false witness breathes out lies.
Proverbs 15:27
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27 He who is greedy for unjust gain makes trouble for his household,
but he who hates bribes will live.
Proverbs 16:6
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6 By loyalty and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
and by the fear of the Lord a man avoids evil.
Proverbs 16:8
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8 Better is a little with righteousness
than great revenues with injustice.
Proverbs 16:11
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11 A just balance and scales are the Lord’s;
all the weights in the bag are his work.
Proverbs 17:2
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2 A slave who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully,
and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
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