Mishle 29:4-6
Orthodox Jewish Bible
4 Melech by mishpat establisheth eretz, but an ish terumot (a man of bribes) bringeth it down.
5 A gever that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a reshet (net) for his feet.
6 By peysha (transgression) an ish rah is snared, but the tzaddik doth sing and have simchah.
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Proverbs 29:4-6
New International Version
4 By justice a king gives a country stability,(A)
but those who are greedy for[a] bribes tear it down.
5 Those who flatter their neighbors
are spreading nets for their feet.(B)
6 Evildoers are snared by their own sin,(C)
but the righteous shout for joy and are glad.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:4 Or who give
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