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Proverbs 29:5-7
Contemporary English Version
Proverbs 29:5-7
Contemporary English Version
5 Flattery is nothing less
than setting a trap.
6 Your sins will catch you,
but everyone who lives right
will sing and celebrate.
7 The wicked don't care
about the rights of the poor,
but good people do.
Proverbs 29:5-7
New International Version
Proverbs 29:5-7
New International Version
5 Those who flatter their neighbors
are spreading nets for their feet.(A)
6 Evildoers are snared by their own sin,(B)
but the righteous shout for joy and are glad.
7 The righteous care about justice for the poor,(C)
but the wicked have no such concern.
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