Proverbs 29:25-27

New International Reader's Version

²⁵ If you are afraid of people, it will trap you.
    But if you trust in the Lord, he will keep you safe.

²⁶ Many people want to meet a ruler.
    But only the Lord sees that people are treated fairly.

²⁷ Those who do what is right hate dishonest people.
    Those who do what is wrong hate honest people.