Proverbs 3:27-32
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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.
Proverbs 10:2
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2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,
but righteousness delivers from death.
Proverbs 11:1
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11 A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh,
but accurate weights are his delight.
Proverbs 13:3
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3 He who guards his mouth guards his soul.
One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
Proverbs 13:11
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11 Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away,
but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.
Proverbs 14:2
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2 He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh,
but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.
Proverbs 14:5
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5 A truthful witness will not lie,
but a false witness pours out lies.
Proverbs 15:27
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27 He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house,
but he who hates bribes will live.
Proverbs 16:6
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6 By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for.
By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil.
Proverbs 16:8
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8 Better is a little with righteousness,
than great revenues with injustice.
Proverbs 16:11
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11 Honest balances and scales are Yahweh’s;
all the weights in the bag are his work.
Proverbs 17:2
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2 A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame,
and shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers.
Proverbs 17:8
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8 A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it;
wherever he turns, he prospers.
Proverbs 17:23
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23 A wicked man receives a bribe in secret,
to pervert the ways of justice.
Proverbs 20:21
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21 An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning,
won’t be blessed in the end.
Proverbs 21:3
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3 To do righteousness and justice
is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.
Proverbs 21:6-8
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6 Getting treasures by a lying tongue
is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.
7 The violence of the wicked will drive them away,
because they refuse to do what is right.
8 The way of the guilty is devious,
but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
Proverbs 22:22-23
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22 Don’t exploit the poor, because he is poor;
and don’t crush the needy in court;
23 for Yahweh will plead their case,
and plunder the life of those who plunder them.
Proverbs 24:23-26
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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, and nations will abhor him—
25 but it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
and a rich blessing will come on them.
26 An honest answer
is like a kiss on the lips.
Proverbs 28:3
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3 A needy man who oppresses the poor
is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.
Proverbs 28:6
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6 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity,
than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.
Proverbs 28:8
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8 He who increases his wealth by excessive interest
gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.
Proverbs 31:8-9
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8 Open your mouth for the mute,
in the cause of all who are left desolate.
9 Open your mouth, judge righteously,
and serve justice to the poor and needy.”
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