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Proverbs 3:27 - 3:32


27
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
When it is in your hand to do it.
28
Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,”
When it is there with you.
29
Do not devise harm against your neighbor,
While he lives securely beside you.
30
Do not contend with a man without cause,
If he has dealt you no harm.
31
Do not envy a man of violence
And do not choose any of his ways.
32
For the devious one is an abomination to Yahweh;
But His secret council is with the upright.

Proverbs 10:2

2
Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,
But righteousness delivers from death.

Proverbs 11:1

A deceptive balance is an abomination to Yahweh,
But a just weight is His delight.

Proverbs 13:3

3
The one who guards his mouth keeps his soul;
The one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

Proverbs 13:11

11
Wealth obtained from empty effort dwindles,
But the one who gathers with his hand abounds.

Proverbs 14:2

2
He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh,
But he who is devious in his ways despises Him.

Proverbs 14:5

5
A faithful witness will not lie,
But a false witness breathes out lies.

Proverbs 15:27

27
He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house,
But he who hates gifts of bribery will live.

Proverbs 16:6

6
By lovingkindness and truth iniquity is atoned for,
And by the fear of Yahweh one turns away from evil.

Proverbs 16:8

8
Better is a little with righteousness
Than great produce with injustice.

Proverbs 16:11

11
A just balance and scales belong to Yahweh;
All the weights of the bag are His work.

Proverbs 17:2

2
A slave who acts insightfully will rule over a son who acts shamefully,
And will share in the inheritance among brothers.

Proverbs 17:8

8
A bribe is a charm in the eyes of its owner;
Wherever he turns, he prospers.

Proverbs 17:23

23
A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosom
To thrust aside the paths of justice.

Proverbs 20:21

21
An inheritance gained hurriedly at the beginning
In the end will not be blessed.

Proverbs 21:3

3
To do righteousness and justice
Is chosen by Yahweh over sacrifice.

Proverbs 21:6 - 21:8

6
Working for treasures by a lying tongue
Is a fleeting breath, by those who pursue death.
7
The destruction of the wicked will drag them away,
Because they refuse to do justice.
8
The way of a guilty man is perverse,
But as for the pure, his work is upright.

Proverbs 22:22 - 22:23


22
Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
And do not crush the afflicted at the gate;
23
For Yahweh will plead their case
And rob the soul of those who rob them.

Proverbs 24:23 - 24:26


23
These also are sayings of the wise.
To show partiality in judgment is not good.
24
He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
Peoples will curse him, nations will be indignant with him;
25
But to those who reprove the wicked, it will be pleasant,
And a good blessing will come upon them.
26
He kisses the lips
Who responds with right words.

Proverbs 28:3

3
A poor man who oppresses the lowly
Is a driving rain which leaves no food.

Proverbs 28:6

6
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than he who is crooked—double dealing—though he be rich.

Proverbs 28:8

8
He who increases his wealth by interest and usury
Gathers it for him who is gracious to the lowly.

Proverbs 31:8 - 31:9

8
Open your mouth for the mute,
For the justice of all those passing away.
9
Open your mouth, judge righteously,
And render justice to the afflicted and needy.