Proverbs 29:3-5
New Life Version
3 A man who loves wisdom makes his father glad, but he who goes with women who sell the use of their bodies wastes his money.
4 The king makes the land strong by doing what is right and fair, but the one who takes pay for doing wrong, destroys it.
5 A man who gives his neighbor sweet-sounding words that are not true spreads a net for his own feet.
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Proverbs 29:3-5
New International Version
3 A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,(A)
but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.(B)
4 By justice a king gives a country stability,(C)
but those who are greedy for[a] bribes tear it down.
5 Those who flatter their neighbors
are spreading nets for their feet.(D)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:4 Or who give
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