Proverbs 3:27-32
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Treat Others Fairly
27 When it is in your power,[a]
don’t withhold good(A) from the one to whom it belongs.
28 Don’t say to your neighbor, “Go away! Come back later.
I’ll give it tomorrow”—when it is there with you.(B)
29 Don’t plan any harm against your neighbor,(C)
for he trusts you and lives near you.
30 Don’t accuse anyone without cause,(D)
when he has done you no harm.
31 Don’t envy a violent man(E)
or choose any of his ways;
32 for the devious are detestable to the Lord,
but he is a friend[b] to the upright.(F)
Proverbs 10:2
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2 Ill-gotten gains do not profit anyone,
but righteousness rescues from death.(A)
Proverbs 11:1
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Proverbs 13:3
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3 The one who guards his mouth protects his life;(A)
the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.(B)
Proverbs 13:11
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11 Wealth obtained by fraud will dwindle,(A)
but whoever earns it through labor[a] will multiply it.(B)
Footnotes
- 13:11 Lit whoever gathers upon his hand
Proverbs 14:2
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2 Whoever lives with integrity fears the Lord,(A)
but the one who is devious in his ways despises him.(B)
Proverbs 14:5
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5 An honest witness does not deceive,
but a dishonest witness utters lies.(A)
Proverbs 15:27
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27 The one who profits dishonestly(A) troubles his household,
but the one who hates bribes will live.(B)
Proverbs 16:6
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6 Iniquity is atoned for by loyalty and faithfulness,(A)
and one turns from evil by the fear of the Lord.(B)
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