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Proverbs 28

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1 The wicked are edgy with guilt, ready to run off even when no one's after them; Honest people are relaxed and confident, bold as lions.
1 The wicked flee though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
2 When the country is in chaos, everybody has a plan to fix it - But it takes a leader of real understanding to straighten things out.
2 When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers, but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order.
3 The wicked who oppress the poor are like a hailstorm that beats down the harvest.
3 A ruler who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.
4 If you desert God's law, you're free to embrace depravity; if you love God's law, you fight for it tooth and nail.
4 Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked, but those who heed it resist them.
5 Justice makes no sense to the evilminded; those who seek God know it inside and out.
5 Evildoers do not understand what is right, but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.
6 It's better to be poor and direct than rich and crooked.
6 Better the poor whose walk is blameless than the rich whose ways are perverse.
7 Practice God's law - get a reputation for wisdom; hang out with a loose crowd - embarrass your family.
7 A discerning son heeds instruction, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
8 Get as rich as you want through cheating and extortion, But eventually some friend of the poor is going to give it all back to them.
8 Whoever increases wealth by taking interest or profit from the poor amasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor.
9 God has no use for the prayers of the people who won't listen to him.
9 If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction, even their prayers are detestable.
10 Lead good people down a wrong path and you'll come to a bad end; do good and you'll be rewarded for it.
10 Whoever leads the upright along an evil path will fall into their own trap, but the blameless will receive a good inheritance.
11 The rich think they know it all, but the poor can see right through them.
11 The rich are wise in their own eyes; one who is poor and discerning sees how deluded they are.
12 When good people are promoted, everything is great, but when the bad are in charge, watch out!
12 When the righteous triumph, there is great elation; but when the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding.
13 You can't whitewash your sins and get by with it; you find mercy by admitting and leaving them.
13 Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
14 A tenderhearted person lives a blessed life; a hardhearted person lives a hard life.
14 Blessed is the one who always trembles before God, but whoever hardens their heart falls into trouble.
15 Lions roar and bears charge - and the wicked lord it over the poor.
15 Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.
16 Among leaders who lack insight, abuse abounds, but for one who hates corruption, the future is bright.
16 A tyrannical ruler practices extortion, but one who hates ill-gotten gain will enjoy a long reign.
17 A murderer haunted by guilt is doomed - there's no helping him.
17 Anyone tormented by the guilt of murder will seek refuge in the grave; let no one hold them back.
18 Walk straight - live well and be saved; a devious life is a doomed life. Doing Great Harm in Seemingly Harmless Ways
18 The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe, but the one whose ways are perverse will fall into the pit.
19 Work your garden - you'll end up with plenty of food; play and party - you'll end up with an empty plate.
19 Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.
20 Committed and persistent work pays off; get-rich-quick schemes are ripoffs.
20 A faithful person will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.
21 Playing favorites is always a bad thing; you can do great harm in seemingly harmless ways.
21 To show partiality is not good— yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.
22 A miser in a hurry to get rich doesn't know that he'll end up broke.
22 The stingy are eager to get rich and are unaware that poverty awaits them.
23 In the end, serious reprimand is appreciated far more than bootlicking flattery.
23 Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor rather than one who has a flattering tongue.
24 Anyone who robs father and mother and says, "So, what's wrong with that?" is worse than a pirate.
24 Whoever robs their father or mother and says, “It’s not wrong,” is partner to one who destroys.
25 A grasping person stirs up trouble, but trust in God brings a sense of well-being.
25 The greedy stir up conflict, but those who trust in the LORD will prosper.
26 If you think you know it all, you're a fool for sure; real survivors learn wisdom from others.
26 Those who trust in themselves are fools, but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe.
27 Be generous to the poor - you'll never go hungry; shut your eyes to their needs, and run a gauntlet of curses.
27 Those who give to the poor will lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses.
28 When corruption takes over, good people go underground, but when the crooks are thrown out, it's safe to come out.
28 When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding; but when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive.
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