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Proverbs 28:4 — compare English translations

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    Those who forsake the law praise the wicked; But those who keep the law contend with them.
  • King James Version Public Domain
    They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    Those forsaking the law praise the wicked, but those keeping the law strive against them.

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

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