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Proverbs 13:7-9
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Proverbs 13:7-9
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7 Some people pretend they are rich, but they have nothing. Others pretend they are poor, but they are really rich.
8 The rich might have to pay a ransom to save their lives, but the poor never receive such threats.
9 The light of those who do right shines brighter and brighter, but the lamp of the wicked becomes darker and darker.[a]
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- Proverbs 13:9 Or “The light of those who do right is happy; the lamp of the wicked goes out.”
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