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Proverbs 21:13-15
Lexham English Bible
Proverbs 21:13-15
Lexham English Bible
13 He who closes his ear from the cry of the poor,
he also will cry out and not be heard.
14 A gift in secret[a] will avert anger,[b]
and a concealed bribe,[c] strong wrath.
15 It is a joy to the righteous to do justice,
but dismay to those who do evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:14 Hebrew “the secret”
- Proverbs 21:14 Literally “nostril”
- Proverbs 21:14 Literally “bribe in the bosom”
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