Proverbs 29:25-27

New International Reader's Version

²⁵If you are afraid of people, it will trap you.
But if you trust in the Lord, he will keep you safe.

²⁶Many people want to meet a ruler.
But only the Lord sees that people are treated fairly.

²⁷Those who do what is right hate dishonest people.
Those who do what is wrong hate honest people.

Proverbs 29:25-27

New International Version

²⁵Fear^(A) of man will prove to be a snare,
but whoever trusts in the Lord^(B) is kept safe.^(C)

²⁶Many seek an audience with a ruler,^(D)
but it is from the Lord that one gets justice.^(E)

²⁷The righteous detest the dishonest;
the wicked detest the upright.^(F)

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