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Proverbs 28:20

Verse 20 of 28. The 28th of 31 chapters in Proverbs, in Poetry and Wisdom.

16A tyrannical ruler lacks judgment. One who hates ill-gotten gain will have long days.

17A man who is tormented by blood guilt will be a fugitive until death. No one will support him.

18Whoever walks blamelessly is kept safe; but one with perverse ways will fall suddenly.

19One who works his land will have an abundance of food; but one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.

20A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

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

22A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him.

23One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than one who flatters with the tongue.

24Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, “It’s not wrong,” is a partner with a destroyer.

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World English Bible. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.