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Proverbs 29:5-7
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Proverbs 29:5-7
Easy-to-Read Version
5 If you give false praise to others in order to get what you want, you are only setting a trap for yourself.
6 Evil people are defeated by their sin, but good people will sing and be happy.
7 Good people want to do what is right for the poor, but the wicked don’t care.
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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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