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 it belongs to.
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)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:27 Lit in the power of your hands
- Proverbs 3:32 Or confidential counsel
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
- Proverbs 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 Wickedness is atoned for by loyalty and faithfulness,(A)
and one turns from evil by the fear of the Lord.(B)
Proverbs 16:8
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8 Better a little with righteousness
than great income with injustice.(A)
Proverbs 16:11
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:11 Merchants kept the stones for their scales in a bag.
Proverbs 17:2
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2 A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son
and share an inheritance among brothers.
Proverbs 17:8
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Proverbs 17:23
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Proverbs 20:21
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21 An inheritance gained prematurely
will not be blessed ultimately.(A)
Proverbs 21:3
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3 Doing what is righteous and just
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.(A)
Proverbs 21:6-8
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7 The violence of the wicked sweeps them away
because they refuse to act justly.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:6 Or a breath blown away
- Proverbs 21:6 Some Hb mss, LXX, Vg read a snare of death
- Proverbs 21:6 Lit is vanity, ones seeking death
Proverbs 22:22-23
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22 Don’t rob a poor man because he is poor,
and don’t crush the oppressed(A) at the gate,(B)
23 for the Lord will take up their case(C)
and will plunder those who plunder them.
Proverbs 24:23-26
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23 These sayings also belong to the wise:(A)
It is not good to show partiality in judgment.(B)
24 Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent”(C)—
people will curse him,(D) and tribes will denounce him;
25 but it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
and a generous blessing will come to them.
26 He who gives an honest answer
gives a kiss on the lips.
Proverbs 28:3
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:3 LXX reads A wicked man
Proverbs 28:6
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:6 Lit who twists two ways
Proverbs 28:8
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8 Whoever increases his wealth through excessive interest(A)
collects it for one who is kind to the poor.(B)
Proverbs 31:8-9
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8 Speak up[a] for those who have no voice,[b](A)
for the justice of all who are dispossessed.[c]
9 Speak up,[d] judge righteously,(B)
and defend the cause of[e] the oppressed and needy.(C)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 31:8 Lit Open your mouth
- Proverbs 31:8 Lit who are mute
- Proverbs 31:8 Lit all the sons of passing away
- Proverbs 31:9 Lit Open your mouth
- Proverbs 31:9 Lit and justice for
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