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27 (A)Do not withhold good from [a]those to whom it is due,
When it is in your hand to do it.
28 (B)Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,”
When it is there with you.
29 (C)Do not devise [b]harm against your neighbor,
While he lives securely beside you.
30 (D)Do not contend with a man without cause,
If he has dealt you no [c]harm.
31 (E)Do not envy a man of violence
And do not choose any of his ways.
32 For the (F)devious one is an abomination to Yahweh;
But His (G)secret council is with the upright.

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  1. Proverbs 3:27 Lit its owners
  2. Proverbs 3:29 Lit evil
  3. Proverbs 3:30 Lit evil

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)

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  1. 3:27 Lit in the power of your hands
  2. 3:32 Or confidential counsel

(A)Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,
But righteousness delivers from death.

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Ill-gotten gains do not profit anyone,
but righteousness rescues from death.(A)

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11 A (A)deceptive balance is an abomination to Yahweh,
But a (B)just weight is His delight.

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11 Dishonest scales are detestable to the Lord,(A)
but an accurate weight is his delight.(B)

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The one who (A)guards his mouth keeps his soul;
The one who (B)opens wide his lips [a]comes to ruin.

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  1. Proverbs 13:3 Lit ruin is his

The one who guards his mouth protects his life;(A)
the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.(B)

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11 Wealth obtained from empty effort dwindles,
But the one who gathers [a]with his hand abounds.

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  1. Proverbs 13:11 Or gradually

11 Wealth obtained by fraud will dwindle,(A)
but whoever earns it through labor[a] will multiply it.(B)

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  1. 13:11 Lit whoever gathers upon his hand

He who (A)walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh,
But he who is (B)devious in his ways despises Him.

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Whoever lives with integrity fears the Lord,(A)
but the one who is devious in his ways despises him.(B)

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A (A)faithful witness will not lie,
But a (B)false witness (C)breathes out lies.

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An honest witness does not deceive,
but a dishonest witness utters lies.(A)

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27 He who is (A)greedy for gain troubles his own house,
But he who (B)hates gifts of bribery will live.

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27 The one who profits dishonestly(A) troubles his household,
but the one who hates bribes will live.(B)

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By (A)lovingkindness and truth iniquity is atoned for,
And by the [a](B)fear of Yahweh one turns away from evil.

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  1. Proverbs 16:6 Or reverence

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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Better is a little with righteousness
Than great produce with injustice.

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Better a little with righteousness
than great income with injustice.(A)

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11 A (A)just balance and scales belong to Yahweh;
All the [a]weights of the bag are His [b]work.

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  1. Proverbs 16:11 Lit stones
  2. Proverbs 16:11 Or concern

11 Honest balances and scales are the Lord’s;
all the weights in the bag are his concern.(A)

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A slave who acts insightfully will rule over a son who acts shamefully,
And will share in the inheritance among brothers.

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A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son
and share an inheritance among brothers.

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