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Proverbs 29:5-7
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 29:5-7
New American Standard Bible
5 A man who (A)flatters his neighbor
Is spreading a net for his steps.
6 By wrongdoing an evil person is (B)ensnared,
But the righteous (C)sings and rejoices.
7 The (D)righteous [a]is concerned for the rights of the poor;
The wicked does not understand such [b]concern.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:7 Lit knows the cause
- Proverbs 29:7 Lit knowledge
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.
Proverbs 29:5-7
King James Version
Proverbs 29:5-7
King James Version
5 A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
6 In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
7 The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
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