Proverbs 3:27-32
New American Standard Bible
27 (A)Do not withhold good from [a]those to whom it is due,
When it is in your power to do it.
28 (B)Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it to you,”
When you have it with you.
29 (C)Do not devise harm against your neighbor,
While he lives securely beside you.
30 (D)Do not contend with a person for no reason,
If he has done you no harm.
31 (E)Do not envy a violent person,
And do not choose any of his ways.
32 For the (F)devious are an abomination to the Lord;
But [b]He is (G)intimate with the upright.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:27 Lit its owners
- Proverbs 3:32 Lit His private counsel is
Proverbs 3:27-32
American Standard Version
27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due,
When it is in the power of thy hand to do it.
28 Say not unto thy neighbor, Go, and come again,
And to-morrow I will give;
When thou hast it by thee.
29 Devise not evil against thy neighbor,
Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
30 Strive not with a man without cause,
If he have done thee no harm.
31 Envy thou not the man of violence,
And choose none of his ways.
32 For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah;
But his [a]friendship is with the upright.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:32 Or, counsel
Proverbs 10:2
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:2 Lit Treasures of wickedness
Proverbs 10:2
American Standard Version
2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing;
But righteousness delivereth from death.
Proverbs 11:1
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Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked
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Proverbs 11:1
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11 [a]A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah;
But a just weight is his delight.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:1 Hebrew A balance of deceit.
Proverbs 13:3
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:3 Lit ruin is his
Proverbs 13:3
American Standard Version
3 He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life;
But he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
Proverbs 13:11
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:11 Prob. referring to fraud
- Proverbs 13:11 Lit by hand
Proverbs 13:11
American Standard Version
11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished;
But he that gathereth [a]by labor shall have increase.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:11 Hebrew with the hand.
Proverbs 14:2
New American Standard Bible
2 One who (A)walks in his uprightness fears the Lord,
But one who is (B)devious in his ways despises Him.
Proverbs 14:2
American Standard Version
2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah;
But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
Proverbs 14:5
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Proverbs 14:5
American Standard Version
5 A faithful witness will not lie;
But a false witness [a]uttereth lies.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:5 Hebrew breatheth out.
Proverbs 15:27
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Proverbs 15:27
American Standard Version
27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house;
But he that hateth bribes shall live.
Proverbs 16:6
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6 By (A)mercy and truth atonement is made for wrongdoing,
And by [a]the (B)fear of the Lord one keeps away from evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:6 Or reverence for
Proverbs 16:6
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6 By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for;
And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.
Proverbs 16:8
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8 Better is a little with righteousness
Than great income with injustice.
Proverbs 16:8
American Standard Version
8 Better is a little, with righteousness,
Than great revenues with injustice.
Proverbs 16:11
New American Standard Bible
11 A (A)just balance and scales belong to the Lord;
All the [a]weights of the bag are His [b]concern.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:11 Lit stones
- Proverbs 16:11 Lit work
Proverbs 16:11
American Standard Version
11 A just balance and scales are Jehovah’s;
All the weights of the bag are his work.
Proverbs 17:2
New American Standard Bible
2 A servant who acts wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully,
And will share in the inheritance among brothers.
Proverbs 17:2
American Standard Version
2 A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that [a]causeth shame,
And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:2 Or, doeth shamefully
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