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Proverbs 28:16
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Proverbs 28:16
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A ruler who lacks understanding is a great oppressor, But he who hates covetousness will prolong his days.
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Happy is the man who is always reverent, But he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.
15
Like a roaring lion and a charging bear Is a wicked ruler over poor people.
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A ruler who lacks understanding is a great oppressor, But he who hates covetousness will prolong his days.
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A man burdened with bloodshed will flee into a pit; Let no one help him.
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Whoever walks blamelessly will be saved, But he who is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.