Proverbs 14:19-21

New International Reader's Version

¹⁹Evil people will bow down in front of good people.
And those who do wrong will bow down at the gates of those who do right.

²⁰Poor people are avoided even by their neighbors.
But rich people have many friends.

²¹It is a sin to hate your neighbor.
But blessed is the person who is kind to those in need.

Proverbs 14:19-21

New International Version

¹⁹Evildoers will bow down in the presence of the good,
and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.^(A)

²⁰The poor are shunned even by their neighbors,
but the rich have many friends.^(B)

²¹It is a sin to despise one’s neighbor,^(C)
but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.^(D)

New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

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