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Proverbs 29:24-26
- Proverbs 29:24-26 Easy-to-Read Version 24 You are your own worst enemy if you take part in a crime. You will not be able to tell the truth even when people threaten you. 25 Fear can be a trap, but if you trust in the Lord, you will be safe. 26 Many people want the friendship of a ruler, but the Lord is the only one who judges people fairly.
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Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.”
The accomplices of thieves are their own enemies; they are put under oath and dare not testify. If you assist a thief, you only hurt yourself. You are sworn to tell the truth, but you dare not testify. The partner of a thief hates his own life; he hears the curse, but discloses nothing.
Helping a lawbreaker means being partly responsible for the criminal act. If someone is brought into court, and charged with abetting a criminal, they are in deep trouble. The partner to a thief, then, is his own enemy.
You are your own worst enemy if you take part in a crime. You will not be able to tell the truth even when people threaten you. ERV : Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
You are your own worst enemy if you take part in a crime. You will not be able to tell the truth even when people threaten you. Fear can be a trap, but if you trust in the LORD, you will be safe.
You are your own worst enemy when you partner with a thief, for a curse of guilt will come upon you when you fail to report a crime. Fear and intimidation is a trap that holds you back. But when you place your confidence in the Lord, you will be seated in the high place.
