27 (A)Do not withhold good from [a]those to whom it is due,
When it is in the power of your hand to do so.
28 (B)Do not say to your neighbor,
“Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,
When you have it with you.
29 Do not devise evil against your neighbor,
For he dwells by you for safety’s sake.
30 (C)Do not strive with a man without cause,
If he has done you no harm.

31 (D)Do not envy the oppressor,
And choose none of his ways;
32 For the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord,
(E)But His secret counsel is with the upright.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:27 Lit. its owners

27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.

28 Say not unto thy neighbor, “Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give,” when thou hast it with thee.

29 Devise not evil against thy neighbor, seeing he dwelleth securely beside thee.

30 Strive not with a man without cause if he has done thee no harm.

31 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways;

32 for the froward is an abomination to the Lord, but His secret is with the righteous.

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(A)Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,
(B)But righteousness delivers from death.

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Treasures from wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivereth from death.

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The Folly of Wickedness

11 (A)Dishonest[a] scales are an abomination to the Lord,
But a [b]just weight is His delight.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:1 deceptive
  2. Proverbs 11:1 Lit. perfect stone

11 A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is His delight.

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(A)He who guards his mouth preserves his life,
But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.

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He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life, but he that openeth wide his lips shall meet destruction.

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11 (A)Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished,
But he who gathers by labor will increase.

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11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished, but he that gathereth by labor shall increase.

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He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord,
(A)But he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.

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He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord, but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth Him.

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A (A)faithful witness does not lie,
But a false witness will utter (B)lies.

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A faithful witness will not lie, but a false witness will utter lies.

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27 (A)He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house,
But he who hates bribes will live.

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27 He that is greedy for gain troubleth his own house, but he that hateth bribes shall live.

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(A)In mercy and truth
Atonement is provided for iniquity;
And (B)by the fear of the Lord one departs from evil.

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By mercy and truth iniquity is purged, and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.

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(A)Better is a little with righteousness,
Than vast revenues without justice.

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Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues without righteousness.

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11 (A)Honest weights and scales are the Lord’s;
All the weights in the bag are His [a]work.

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  1. Proverbs 16:11 concern

11 A just weight and balance are the Lord’S; all the weights of the bag are His work.

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A wise servant will rule over (A)a son who causes shame,
And will share an inheritance among the brothers.

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A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

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