Proverbs 3:27-32
Amplified Bible
27
[a]Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due [its rightful recipients],
When it is in your power to do it.(A)
28
Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,”
When you have it with you.(B)
29
Do not devise evil against your neighbor,
Who lives securely beside you.
30
Do not quarrel with a man without cause,
If he has done you no harm.(C)
31
Do not envy a man of violence
And do not choose any of his ways.(D)
32
For the devious are repulsive to the Lord;
But His private counsel is with the upright [those with spiritual integrity and moral courage].(E)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:27 Using this verse as a proof text, the ancient rabbis offered the example of an employer who tells his foreman to hire workers at four zuz (small silver coins) each to do a job, and the foreman hires them at three instead. Even though they accepted the terms, the rabbis rule that they have the right to complain. Compare this with the parable of the landowner who hires workers for a denarius each. The difference there is that the first group receives a fair wage, while the last is overpaid as a matter of generosity (Matt 20:15).
Proverbs 10:2
Amplified Bible
2
Treasures of wickedness and ill-gotten gains do not profit,
But righteousness and moral integrity in daily life rescues from death.
Proverbs 11:1
Amplified Bible
Contrast the Upright and the Wicked
11 A false balance and dishonest business practices are extremely offensive to the Lord,
But an accurate scale is His delight.(A)
Proverbs 13:3
Amplified Bible
3
The one who guards his mouth [thinking before he speaks] protects his life;
The one who opens his lips wide [and chatters without thinking] comes to ruin.
Proverbs 13:11
Amplified Bible
11
Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles,
But he who gathers gradually by [honest] labor will increase [his riches].
Proverbs 14:2
Amplified Bible
2
He who walks in uprightness [reverently] fears the Lord [and obeys and worships Him with profound respect],
But he who is devious in his ways despises Him.
Proverbs 14:5
Amplified Bible
5
A faithful and trustworthy witness will not lie,
But a false witness speaks lies.
Proverbs 15:27
Amplified Bible
27
He who profits unlawfully brings suffering to his own house,
But he who hates bribes [and does not receive nor pay them] will live.(A)
Proverbs 16:6
Amplified Bible
6
By mercy and lovingkindness and truth [not superficial ritual] wickedness is cleansed from the heart,
And by the fear of the Lord one avoids evil.
Proverbs 16:8
Amplified Bible
8
Better is a little with righteousness
Than great income [gained] with injustice.(A)
Proverbs 16:11
Amplified Bible
11
A just balance and [honest] scales are the Lord’s;
All the weights of the bag are His concern [established by His eternal principles].
Proverbs 17:2
Amplified Bible
2
A wise servant will rule over the [unworthy] son who acts shamefully and brings disgrace [to the family]
And [the worthy servant] will share in the inheritance among the brothers.
Proverbs 17:8
Amplified Bible
8
A bribe is like a bright, precious stone in the eyes of its owner;
Wherever he turns, he prospers.
Proverbs 17:23
Amplified Bible
23
A wicked man receives a bribe from the [hidden] pocket
To pervert the ways of justice.
Proverbs 20:21
Amplified Bible
21
An inheritance hastily gained [by greedy, unjust means] at the beginning
Will not be blessed in the end.(A)
Proverbs 21:3
Amplified Bible
3
To do righteousness and justice
Is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice [for wrongs repeatedly committed].(A)
Proverbs 21:6-8
Amplified Bible
6
Acquiring treasures by a lying tongue
Is a fleeting vapor, the seeking and pursuit of death.
7
The violence of the wicked will [return to them and] drag them away [like fish caught in a net],
Because they refuse to act with justice.
8
The way of the guilty is [exceedingly] crooked,
But as for the pure, his conduct is upright.
Proverbs 22:22-23
Amplified Bible
22
Do not rob the poor because he is poor [and defenseless],
Nor crush the afflicted [by legal proceedings] at the gate [where the city court is held],(A)
23
For the Lord will plead their case
And take the life of those who rob them.(B)
Proverbs 24:23-26
Amplified Bible
23
These also are sayings of the wise:
To show partiality in judgment is not good.
24
He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
Peoples will curse him, nations will denounce him;
25
But to those [honorable judges] who rebuke the wicked, it will go well with them and they will find delight,
And a good blessing will come upon them.
26
He kisses the lips [and wins the hearts of people]
Who gives a right and straightforward answer.
Proverbs 28:3
Amplified Bible
3
A poor man who oppresses and exploits the lowly
Is like a sweeping rain which leaves no food.(A)
Proverbs 28:6
Amplified Bible
6
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than he who is crooked and two-faced though he is rich.(A)
Proverbs 28:8
Amplified Bible
8
He who increases his wealth by interest and usury (excessive interest)
Gathers it for him who is gracious to the poor.(A)
Proverbs 31:8-9
Amplified Bible
8
Open your mouth for the mute,
For the rights of all who are unfortunate and defenseless;(A)
9
Open your mouth, judge righteously,
And administer justice for the afflicted and needy.(B)
Copyright © 2015 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, CA 90631. All rights reserved.
Bible Gateway Recommends
