Proverbs 3:29
New Living Translation
29 Don’t plot harm against your neighbor,
for those who live nearby trust you.
Proverbs 3:29
Living Bible
29 Don’t plot against your neighbor; he is trusting you.
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Proverbs 6:1
New Living Translation
Lessons for Daily Life
6 My child,[a] if you have put up security for a friend’s debt
or agreed to guarantee the debt of a stranger—
Footnotes
- 6:1 Hebrew My son.
Proverbs 6:1
Living Bible
6 Son, if you endorse a note for someone you hardly know, guaranteeing his debt, you are in serious trouble.
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Proverbs 6:3
New Living Translation
3 follow my advice and save yourself,
for you have placed yourself at your friend’s mercy.
Now swallow your pride;
go and beg to have your name erased.
Proverbs 6:3
Living Bible
3 Quick! Get out of it if you possibly can! Swallow your pride; don’t let embarrassment stand in the way. Go and beg to have your name erased.
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Proverbs 16:29
New Living Translation
29 Violent people mislead their companions,
leading them down a harmful path.
Proverbs 16:29
Living Bible
29 Wickedness loves company—and leads others into sin.[a]
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- Proverbs 16:29 Wickedness loves company—and leads others into sin, or “An evil man deceives his neighbor and leads him into loss.”
Proverbs 21:10
New Living Translation
10 Evil people desire evil;
their neighbors get no mercy from them.
Proverbs 21:10
Living Bible
10 An evil man loves to harm others; being a good neighbor is out of his line.
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Proverbs 25:17
New Living Translation
17 Don’t visit your neighbors too often,
or you will wear out your welcome.
Proverbs 25:17
Living Bible
17 Don’t visit your neighbor too often, or you will outwear your welcome!
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Proverbs 27:10
New Living Translation
10 Never abandon a friend—
either yours or your father’s.
When disaster strikes, you won’t have to ask your brother for assistance.
It’s better to go to a neighbor than to a brother who lives far away.
Proverbs 27:10
Living Bible
10 Never abandon a friend—either yours or your father’s. Then you won’t need to go to a distant relative for help in your time of need.
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Proverbs 27:14
New Living Translation
14 A loud and cheerful greeting early in the morning
will be taken as a curse!
Proverbs 27:14
Living Bible
14 If you shout a pleasant greeting to a friend too early in the morning, he will count it as a curse!
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