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27 Don’t withhold good from those to whom it is due,
    when it is in the power of your hand to do it.
28 Don’t say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again;
    tomorrow I will give it to you,”
    when you have it by you.
29 Don’t devise evil against your neighbor,
    since he dwells securely by you.
30 Don’t strive with a man without cause,
    if he has done you no harm.
31 Don’t envy the man of violence.
    Choose none of his ways.
32 For the perverse is an abomination to Yahweh,
    but his friendship is with the upright.

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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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Footnotes

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

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,
    but righteousness delivers from death.

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:2 Lit Treasures of wickedness

11 A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh,
    but accurate weights are his delight.

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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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He who guards his mouth guards his soul.
    One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:3 Lit ruin is his

11 Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away,
    but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.

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

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Footnotes

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

He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh,
    but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.

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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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A truthful witness will not lie,
    but a false witness pours out lies.

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

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27 He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house,
    but he who hates bribes will live.

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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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By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for.
    By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil.

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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

Better is a little with righteousness,
    than great revenues with injustice.

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

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

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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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Footnotes

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

A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame,
    and shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers.

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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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