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Proverbs 22:15-17
Contemporary English Version
Proverbs 22:15-17
Contemporary English Version
15 All children are foolish,
but firm correction
will make them change.
16 Cheat the poor to make profit
or give gifts to the rich—
either way you lose.
Thirty Wise Sayings
17 Here are some sayings
of people with wisdom,
so listen carefully
as I teach.
Proverbs 22:15-17
New International Version
Proverbs 22:15-17
New International Version
15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.(A)
16 One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth
and one who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty.
Thirty Sayings of the Wise
Saying 1
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