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.

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  1. Proverbs 3:27 Lit its owners
  2. Proverbs 3:32 Lit His private counsel is

27 (A)Do not withhold good from [a]those to whom it is due,
When it is in the power of your hand to do so.
28 (B)Do not say to your neighbor,
“Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,
When you have it with you.
29 Do not devise evil against your neighbor,
For he dwells by you for safety’s sake.
30 (C)Do not strive with a man without cause,
If he has done you no harm.

31 (D)Do not envy the oppressor,
And choose none of his ways;
32 For the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord,
(E)But His secret counsel is with the upright.

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  1. Proverbs 3:27 Lit. its owners

[a](A)Ill-gotten gains do not benefit,
But righteousness rescues from death.

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  1. Proverbs 10:2 Lit Treasures of wickedness

(A)Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,
(B)But righteousness delivers from death.

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Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked

11 A (A)false balance is an abomination to the Lord,
But a (B)just weight is His delight.

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The Folly of Wickedness

11 (A)Dishonest[a] scales are an abomination to the Lord,
But a [b]just weight is His delight.

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  1. Proverbs 11:1 deceptive
  2. Proverbs 11:1 Lit. perfect stone

One who (A)guards his mouth protects his life;
One who (B)opens wide his lips [a]comes to ruin.

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  1. Proverbs 13:3 Lit ruin is his

(A)He who guards his mouth preserves his life,
But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.

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11 Wealth obtained from [a]nothing dwindles,
But one who gathers [b]by labor increases it.

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  1. Proverbs 13:11 Prob. referring to fraud
  2. Proverbs 13:11 Lit by hand

11 (A)Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished,
But he who gathers by labor will increase.

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One who (A)walks in his uprightness fears the Lord,
But one who is (B)devious in his ways despises Him.

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He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord,
(A)But he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.

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A (A)trustworthy witness will not lie,
But a (B)false witness (C)declares lies.

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A (A)faithful witness does not lie,
But a false witness will utter (B)lies.

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27 He who (A)profits illicitly troubles his own house,
But he who (B)hates bribes will live.

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

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By (A)mercy and truth atonement is made for wrongdoing,
And by [a]the (B)fear of the Lord one keeps away from evil.

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  1. Proverbs 16:6 Or reverence for

(A)In mercy and truth
Atonement is provided for iniquity;
And (B)by the fear of the Lord one departs from evil.

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

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(A)Better is a little with righteousness,
Than vast revenues without justice.

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

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  1. Proverbs 16:11 Lit stones
  2. Proverbs 16:11 Lit work

11 (A)Honest weights and scales are the Lord’s;
All the weights in the bag are His [a]work.

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  1. Proverbs 16:11 concern

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

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A wise servant will rule over (A)a son who causes shame,
And will share an inheritance among the brothers.

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