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27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,[a]
    when it is in your power to do it.(A)
28 Do not say to your neighbor, “Go and come again;
    tomorrow I will give it,” when you have it with you.(B)
29 Do not plan harm against your neighbor
    who lives trustingly beside you.(C)
30 Do not quarrel with anyone without cause,
    when no harm has been done to you.(D)
31 Do not envy the violent,
    and do not choose any of their ways,(E)
32 for the perverse are an abomination to the Lord,
    but the upright are in his confidence.(F)

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  1. 3.27 Heb from its owners

27 Don’t withhold good from someone who deserves it,
    when it is in your power to do so.
28 Don’t say to your neighbor, “Go and come back;
    I’ll give it to you tomorrow,” when you have it.
29 Don’t plan to harm your neighbor
    who trusts and lives near you.
30 Don’t accuse anyone without reason,
    when they haven’t harmed you.
31 Don’t envy violent people
    or choose any of their ways.
32 Devious people are detestable to the Lord,
    but the virtuous are his close friends.

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Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,
    but righteousness delivers from death.

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The treasure of the wicked won’t profit them,
    but righteousness rescues people from death.

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11 A false balance is an abomination to the Lord,
    but an accurate weight is his delight.(A)

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11 The Lord detests dishonest scales,
    but delights in an accurate weight.

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Those who guard their mouths preserve their lives;
    those who open wide their lips come to ruin.(A)

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People who watch their mouths guard their lives,
    but those who open their lips are ruined.

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11 Wealth hastily gotten[a] will dwindle,
    but those who gather little by little will increase it.(A)

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  1. 13.11 Gk Vg: Heb from vanity

11 Riches gotten quickly[a] will dwindle,
    but those who acquire them gradually become wealthy.

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  1. Proverbs 13:11 LXX; MT from meaninglessness

Those who walk uprightly fear the Lord,
    but one who is devious in conduct despises him.(A)

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Those who walk with integrity fear the Lord,
    but those who take a crooked path despise him.

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A faithful witness does not lie,
    but a false witness breathes out lies.(A)

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A truthful witness doesn’t lie,
    but a false witness spews lies.

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27 Those greedy for unjust gain make trouble for their households,
    but those who hate bribes will live.(A)

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27 Those who acquire things unjustly gain trouble for their house,
    but those who hate bribes will live.

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By loyalty and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
    and by the fear of the Lord one avoids evil.(A)

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Love and faithfulness reconcile guilt;
    the fear of the Lord turns away evil.

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Better is a little with righteousness
    than large income with injustice.

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Better a little with righteousness
    than great profits without justice.

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

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11 Honest balances and scales are the Lord’s;
    all the weights in the bag are his doing.

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A slave who deals wisely will rule over a child who acts shamefully
    and will share the inheritance as one of the family.(A)

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An insightful servant rules over a disgraceful son
    and will divide an inheritance
    with the brothers.

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