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Proverbs 22:1-2
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Proverbs 22:1-2
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
22 A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,
and favor is better than silver or gold.(A)
2 The rich and the poor have this in common:
the Lord is the maker of them all.
Proverbs 22:8-9
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Proverbs 22:8-9
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
8 Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity,
and the rod of anger will fail.(A)
9 Those who are generous are blessed,
for they share their bread with the poor.(B)
Proverbs 22:22-23
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Proverbs 22:22-23
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
22 Do not rob the poor because they are poor
or crush the afflicted at the gate,(A)
23 for the Lord pleads their cause
and despoils of life those who despoil them.(B)
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE)
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