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22 Do not say “I will repay evil”;
    wait for Yahweh and he will deliver you.

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22 Do not say, (A)“I will repay evil”;
    (B)wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you.

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28 Loyalty and faithfulness will preserve a king,
    and he is upheld with the righteousness of his throne.

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28 (A)Steadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king,
    and by steadfast love his (B)throne is upheld.

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The clever sees danger and hides,
    but the simple go on and suffer.

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(A)The prudent sees danger and hides himself,
    but the simple go on and suffer for it.

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10 Drive out a scoffer and strife will go out;
    quarrel and abuse will cease.

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10 (A)Drive out a scoffer, (B)and strife will go out,
    and (C)quarreling and abuse will cease.

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12 When the clever sees danger, he hides;
    the simple go on and suffer.

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12 (A)The prudent sees danger and hides himself,
    but (B)the simple go on and suffer for it.

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16 A ruler who lacks understanding is[a] a cruel oppressor,
    but those who hate unjust gain will have long[b] days.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:16 Hebrew “and”
  2. Proverbs 28:16 Or “prolong”

16 A ruler who (A)lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor,
    but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

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