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Proverbs 29:6-8
Common English Bible

6 The wicked are snared by their own sin;[a]
    the righteous sing and rejoice.
7 The righteous know the rights of the poor,
    but the wicked don’t understand.
8 Mockers set a city on fire,
    but the wise turn back anger.

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  1. Proverbs 29:6 Tg, Syr; MT In the sin of an evil man is a snare
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Proverbs 29:6-8
King James Version

6 In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

7 The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.

8 Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.

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