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27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in your power to do it.
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Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.
28 Do not say to your neighbor, "Go, and come back, And tomorrow I will give it," When you have it with you.
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Do not say to your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you”— when you already have it with you.
29 Do not devise harm against your neighbor, While he lives securely beside you.
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Do not plot harm against your neighbor, who lives trustfully near you.
30 Do not contend with a man without cause, If he has done you no harm.
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Do not accuse anyone for no reason— when they have done you no harm.
31 Do not envy a man of violence And do not choose any of his ways.
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Do not envy the violent or choose any of their ways.
32 For the devious are an abomination to the LORD ; But He is intimate with the upright.
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For the LORD detests the perverse but takes the upright into his confidence.
33 The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, But He blesses the dwelling of the righteous.
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The LORD’s curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous.
34 Though He scoffs at the scoffers, Yet He gives grace to the afflicted.
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He mocks proud mockers but shows favor to the humble and oppressed.
35 The wise will inherit honor, But fools display dishonor.
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The wise inherit honor, but fools get only shame.
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