Proverbs 3:27-28
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Treat Others Fairly
27 When it is in your power,[a]
don’t withhold good(A) from the one to whom it belongs.
28 Don’t say to your neighbor, “Go away! Come back later.
I’ll give it tomorrow”—when it is there with you.(B)
Footnotes
- 3:27 Lit in the power of your hands
Proverbs 11:24-26
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24 One person gives freely,
yet gains more;(A)
another withholds what is right,
only to become poor.(B)
25 A generous person will be enriched,(C)
and the one who gives a drink of water
will receive water.(D)
26 People will curse(E) anyone who hoards grain,
but a blessing will come to the one who sells it.(F)
Proverbs 13:22
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22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his[a] grandchildren,
but the sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.(A)
Footnotes
- 13:22 Or inheritance: his
Proverbs 14:21
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21 The one who despises his neighbor sins,(A)
but whoever shows kindness to the poor will be happy.(B)
Proverbs 18:16
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Footnotes
- 18:16 Lit gift makes room
Proverbs 19:17
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Footnotes
- 19:17 Lit to him
Proverbs 21:13
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13 The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor
will himself also call out and not be answered.(A)
Proverbs 22:9
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Footnotes
- 22:9 Lit Good of eye
Proverbs 25:14
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14 The one who boasts about a gift that does not exist
is like clouds and wind without rain.(A)
Proverbs 28:27
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27 The one who gives to the poor
will not be in need,
but one who turns his eyes away[a]
will receive many curses.(A)
Footnotes
- 28:27 Lit who shuts his eyes
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