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Proverbs 28:21-28

21 Those who show favoritism aren't good; people do wrong for a crust of bread.

21 To show partiality is not good— yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.

22 The stingy try to get rich fast, unaware that loss will come to them.

22 The stingy are eager to get rich and are unaware that poverty awaits them.

23 Those who correct someone will, in the end, find more favor than those with flattering tongues.

23 Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor rather than one who has a flattering tongue.

24 Those who steal from their father and mother, and say, "It's not a crime," are friends of vandals.

24 Whoever robs their father or mother and says, “It’s not wrong,” is partner to one who destroys.

25 Greedy people stir up conflict, but those who trust the LORD become prosperous.

25 The greedy stir up conflict, but those who trust in the LORD will prosper.

26 Those who trust in their own reasoning are fools, but those who walk in wisdom will be kept safe.

26 Those who trust in themselves are fools, but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe.

27 Those who give to the poor will lack nothing, but those who turn a blind eye will be greatly cursed.

27 Those who give to the poor will lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses.

28 When the wicked rise up, people hide, but when they are destroyed, the righteous multiply.

28 When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding; but when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive.