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

27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,[a]
    when it is in your power to do it.(A)
28 Do not say to your neighbor, “Go and come again;
    tomorrow I will give it,” when you have it with you.(B)
29 Do not plan harm against your neighbor
    who lives trustingly beside you.(C)
30 Do not quarrel with anyone without cause,
    when no harm has been done to you.(D)
31 Do not envy the violent,
    and do not choose any of their ways,(E)
32 for the perverse are an abomination to the Lord,
    but the upright are in his confidence.(F)

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  1. 3.27 Heb from its owners

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

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  1. Proverbs 10:2 Lit Treasures of wickedness

Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,
    but righteousness delivers from death.

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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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11 A false balance is an abomination to the Lord,
    but an accurate weight is his delight.(A)

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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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  1. Proverbs 13:3 Lit ruin is his

Those who guard their mouths preserve their lives;
    those who open wide their lips come to ruin.(A)

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

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

11 Wealth hastily gotten[a] will dwindle,
    but those who gather little by little will increase it.(A)

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  1. 13.11 Gk Vg: Heb from vanity

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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Those who walk uprightly fear the Lord,
    but one who is devious in conduct despises him.(A)

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

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A faithful witness does not lie,
    but a false witness breathes out lies.(A)

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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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27 Those greedy for unjust gain make trouble for their households,
    but those who hate bribes will live.(A)

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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

By loyalty and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
    and by the fear of the Lord one avoids evil.(A)

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

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Better is a little with righteousness
    than large income with injustice.

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

11 Honest balances and scales are the Lord’s;
    all the weights in the bag are his work.(A)

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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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A slave who deals wisely will rule over a child who acts shamefully
    and will share the inheritance as one of the family.(A)

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