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Proverbs 28:5-7
English Standard Version
Proverbs 28:5-7
English Standard Version
5 Evil men (A)do not understand justice,
but those who seek the Lord (B)understand it completely.
6 (C)Better is a poor man who (D)walks in his integrity
than a rich man who is (E)crooked in his ways.
7 The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding,
but (F)a companion of gluttons shames his father.
Proverbs 28:5-7
New International Version
Proverbs 28:5-7
New International Version
5 Evildoers do not understand what is right,
but those who seek the Lord understand it fully.
6 Better the poor whose walk is blameless
than the rich whose ways are perverse.(A)
7 A discerning son heeds instruction,
but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.(B)
Proverbs 28:5-7
New King James Version
Proverbs 28:5-7
New King James Version
6 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than one perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
7 Whoever keeps the law is a discerning son,
But a companion of gluttons shames his father.
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