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         <div class="label">28</div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.28.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">The wicked flee though no one pursues,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.28.1"><span class="content">but the righteous are as bold as a lion.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.28.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.28.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.28.2"><span class="content">but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.28.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.28.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">A ruler</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">28:3 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">A poor person</span></span></span><span class="content"> who oppresses the poor</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.28.3"><span class="content">is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.28.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.28.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.28.4"><span class="content">but those who heed it resist them.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.28.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.28.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Evildoers do not understand what is right,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.28.5"><span class="content">but those who seek the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> understand it fully.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.28.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.28.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">Better the poor whose walk is blameless</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.28.6"><span class="content">than the rich whose ways are perverse.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.28.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.28.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">A discerning son heeds instruction,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.28.7"><span class="content">but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.28.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.28.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">Whoever increases wealth by taking interest or profit from the poor</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.28.8"><span class="content">amasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.28.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.28.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.28.9"><span class="content">even their prayers are detestable.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.28.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.28.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Whoever leads the upright along an evil path</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.28.10"><span class="content">will fall into their own trap,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.28.10"><span class="content">but the blameless will receive a good inheritance.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.28.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.28.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">The rich are wise in their own eyes;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.28.11"><span class="content">one who is poor and discerning sees how deluded they are.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.28.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.28.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">When the righteous triumph, there is great elation;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.28.12"><span class="content">but when the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.28.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.28.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.28.13"><span class="content">but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.28.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.28.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">Blessed is the one who always trembles before God,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.28.14"><span class="content">but whoever hardens their heart falls into trouble.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.28.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.28.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">Like a roaring lion or a charging bear</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.28.15"><span class="content">is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.28.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.28.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">A tyrannical ruler practices extortion,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.28.16"><span class="content">but one who hates ill-gotten gain will enjoy a long reign.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.28.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.28.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">Anyone tormented by the guilt of murder</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.28.17"><span class="content">will seek refuge in the grave;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.28.17"><span class="content">let no one hold them back.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.28.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.28.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.28.18"><span class="content">but the one whose ways are perverse will fall into the pit.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">28:18 </span><span class="ft">Syriac (see Septuagint); Hebrew </span><span class="fqa">into one</span></span></span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.28.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.28.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">Those who work their land will have abundant food,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.28.19"><span class="content">but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.28.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.28.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">A faithful person will be richly blessed,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.28.20"><span class="content">but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.28.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.28.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">To show partiality is not good&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.28.21"><span class="content">yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.28.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.28.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">The stingy are eager to get rich</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.28.22"><span class="content">and are unaware that poverty awaits them.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.28.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.28.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.28.23"><span class="content">rather than one who has a flattering tongue.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.28.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.28.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">Whoever robs their father or mother</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.28.24"><span class="content">and says, &#8220;It&#8217;s not wrong,&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.28.24"><span class="content">is partner to one who destroys.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.28.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.28.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">The greedy stir up conflict,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.28.25"><span class="content">but those who trust in the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> will prosper.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.28.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.28.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">Those who trust in themselves are fools,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.28.26"><span class="content">but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.28.26"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.28.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">Those who give to the poor will lack nothing,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.28.27"><span class="content">but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.28.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.28.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.28.28"><span class="content">but when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div>
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            <div class="label">29</div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.29.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Whoever remains stiff-necked after many rebukes</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.29.1"><span class="content">will suddenly be destroyed&#8212;without remedy.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.29.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.29.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.29.2"><span class="content">when the wicked rule, the people groan.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.29.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.29.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.29.3"><span class="content">but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.29.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.29.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">By justice a king gives a country stability,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.29.4"><span class="content">but those who are greedy for</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">29:4 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">who give</span></span></span><span class="content"> bribes tear it down.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.29.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.29.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Those who flatter their neighbors</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.29.5"><span class="content">are spreading nets for their feet.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.29.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.29.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">Evildoers are snared by their own sin,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.29.6"><span class="content">but the righteous shout for joy and are glad.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.29.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.29.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">The righteous care about justice for the poor,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.29.7"><span class="content">but the wicked have no such concern.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.29.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.29.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">Mockers stir up a city,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.29.8"><span class="content">but the wise turn away anger.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.29.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.29.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">If a wise person goes to court with a fool,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.29.9"><span class="content">the fool rages and scoffs, and there is no peace.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.29.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.29.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">The bloodthirsty hate a person of integrity</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.29.10"><span class="content">and seek to kill the upright.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.29.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.29.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">Fools give full vent to their rage,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.29.11"><span class="content">but the wise bring calm in the end.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.29.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.29.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">If a ruler listens to lies,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.29.12"><span class="content">all his officials become wicked.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.29.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.29.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">The poor and the oppressor have this in common:</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.29.13"><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> gives sight to the eyes of both.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.29.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.29.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">If a king judges the poor with fairness,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.29.14"><span class="content">his throne will be established forever.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.29.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.29.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.29.15"><span class="content">but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.29.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.29.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">When the wicked thrive, so does sin,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.29.16"><span class="content">but the righteous will see their downfall.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.29.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.29.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">Discipline your children, and they will give you peace;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.29.17"><span class="content">they will bring you the delights you desire.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.29.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.29.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.29.18"><span class="content">but blessed is the one who heeds wisdom&#8217;s instruction.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.29.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.29.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">Servants cannot be corrected by mere words;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.29.19"><span class="content">though they understand, they will not respond.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.29.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.29.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">Do you see someone who speaks in haste?</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.29.20"><span class="content">There is more hope for a fool than for them.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.29.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.29.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">A servant pampered from youth</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.29.21"><span class="content">will turn out to be insolent.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.29.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.29.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">An angry person stirs up conflict,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.29.22"><span class="content">and a hot-tempered person commits many sins.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.29.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.29.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">Pride brings a person low,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.29.23"><span class="content">but the lowly in spirit gain honor.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.29.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.29.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">The accomplices of thieves are their own enemies;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.29.24"><span class="content">they are put under oath and dare not testify.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.29.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.29.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">Fear of man will prove to be a snare,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.29.25"><span class="content">but whoever trusts in the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is kept safe.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.29.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.29.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">Many seek an audience with a ruler,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.29.26"><span class="content">but it is from the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> that one gets justice.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.29.26"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.29.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">The righteous detest the dishonest;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.29.27"><span class="content">the wicked detest the upright.</span></span></div>
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