Proverbs 28
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Proverbs 28
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Lev 26.17; Ps 53.5 The wicked flee when no one pursues,
but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
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Prov 11.11
When a land rebels
it has many rulers;
but with an intelligent#28.2 Heb intelligent knowledgeable person, honesty endures.
3 #
Mt 18.28
A poor person who oppresses the poor
is a beating rain that leaves no food.
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1 Kings 18.18; Rom 1.32 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked,
but those who keep the law struggle against them.
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Ps 92.6; Jn 7.17; 1 Cor 2.15 The evil do not understand justice,
but those who seek the Lord understand it completely.
6 #
v 18
; Prov 19.1Better to be poor and walk in integrity
than to be crooked in one’s ways even though rich.
7 #
Prov 23.20
Those who keep the law are wise children,
but companions of gluttons shame their parents.
8 #
Lev 25.36; Prov 13.22; 14.31 One who augments wealth by exorbitant interest
gathers it for another who is kind to the poor.
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Ps 66.18; Prov 15.8 When one will not listen to the law,
even one’s prayers are an abomination.
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Prov 26.27; Mt 6.33; Heb 6.12 Those who mislead the upright into evil ways
will fall into pits of their own making,
but the blameless will have a goodly inheritance.
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Prov 18.17; 26.5, 12 The rich is wise in self-esteem,
but an intelligent poor person sees through the pose.
12 #
Prov 11.10; Eccl 10.5, 6 When the righteous rejoice, there is great glory,
but when the wicked prevail, people go into hiding.
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Ps 32.3, 5 No one who conceals transgressions will prosper,
but one who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
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Ps 16.8; Rom 2.5 Happy is the one who is never without fear,
but one who is hard-hearted will fall into calamity.
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Mt 2.16; 1 Pet 5.8 Like a roaring lion or a charging bear
is a wicked ruler over a poor people.
16A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor,
but one who hates unjust gain will enjoy a long life.
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Gen 9.6; Ex 21.14 If someone is burdened with the blood of another,
let that killer be a fugitive until death;
let no one offer assistance.
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v 6
; Prov 10.9, 25One who walks in integrity will be safe,
but whoever follows crooked ways will fall into the Pit.#28.18 Syr: Heb fall all at once
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Prov 12.11
Anyone who tills the land will have plenty of bread,
but one who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
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v 22
; Prov 10.6; 1 Tim 6.9The faithful will abound with blessings,
but one who is in a hurry to be rich will not go unpunished.
21To show partiality is not good,
yet for a piece of bread a person may do wrong.
22The miser is in a hurry to get rich
and does not know that loss is sure to come.
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Prov 27.5, 6 Whoever rebukes a person will afterward find more favor
than one who flatters with the tongue.
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Prov 18.9; 19.26 Anyone who robs father or mother
and says, “That is no crime,”
is partner to a thug.
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Prov 15.18; 29.25 The greedy person stirs up strife,
but whoever trusts in the Lord will be enriched.
26Those who trust in their own wits are fools,
but those who walk in wisdom come through safely.
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Deut 15.7; Prov 19.17; 21.13 Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing,
but one who turns a blind eye will get many a curse.
28When the wicked prevail, people go into hiding,
but when they perish, the righteous increase.
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