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Proverbs 29:5-7
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Proverbs 29:5-7
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
5 Whoever flatters a neighbor
is spreading a net for the neighbor’s feet.
6 In the transgression of the evil there is a snare,
but the righteous sing and rejoice.
7 The righteous know the rights of the poor;
the wicked have no such understanding.(A)
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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