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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

27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
    when it is in your power to act.
28 Do not say to your neighbor,
    “Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you”—
    when you already have it with you.(A)
29 Do not plot harm against your neighbor,
    who lives trustfully near you.(B)
30 Do not accuse anyone for no reason—
    when they have done you no harm.

31 Do not envy(C) the violent
    or choose any of their ways.

32 For the Lord detests the perverse(D)
    but takes the upright into his confidence.(E)

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

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Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value,(A)
    but righteousness delivers from death.(B)

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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 The Lord detests dishonest scales,(A)
    but accurate weights find favor with him.(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

Those who guard their lips(A) preserve their lives,(B)
    but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.(C)

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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 Dishonest money dwindles away,(A)
    but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.

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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 fears the Lord walks uprightly,
    but those who despise him are devious in their ways.

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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 false witness pours out 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 greedy bring ruin to their households,
    but the one who hates bribes will live.(A)

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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

Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for;
    through the fear of the Lord(A) evil is avoided.(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 much gain(A) with injustice.(B)

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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 scales and balances belong to the Lord;
    all the weights in the bag are of his making.(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 will share the inheritance as one of the family.

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