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# Proverbs 28
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1. The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion.
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2. When a land transgresses, it has many rulers, but with a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability will long continue.
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3. A poor man who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food.
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4. Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law strive against them.
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5. Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it completely.
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6. Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways.
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7. The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding, but a companion of gluttons shames his father.
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8. Whoever multiplies his wealth by interest and profit gathers it for him who is generous to the poor.
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9. If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.
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10. Whoever misleads the upright into an evil way will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will have a goodly inheritance.
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11. A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man who has understanding will find him out.
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12. When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, people hide themselves.
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13. Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
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14. Blessed is the one who fears the LORD always, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into calamity.
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15. Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a poor people.
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16. A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor, but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.
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17. If one is burdened with the blood of another, he will be a fugitive until death; let no one help him.
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18. Whoever walks in integrity will be delivered, but he who is crooked in his ways will suddenly fall.
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19. Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
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20. A faithful man will abound with blessings, but whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.
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21. To show partiality is not good, but for a piece of bread a man will do wrong.
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22. A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty will come upon him.
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23. Whoever rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with his tongue.
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24. Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, “That is no transgression,” is a companion to a man who destroys.
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25. A greedy man stirs up strife, but the one who trusts in the LORD will be enriched.
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26. Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.
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27. Whoever gives to the poor will not want, but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse.
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28. When the wicked rise, people hide themselves, but when they perish, the righteous increase.
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